Today's Updates, 5/29/2018

Today's UPDATES

"Resurgence:" an increase or revival after a period of little activity, popularity, or occurrence. This word can easily describe the second half performance by the Golden State Warriors last night in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, Houston you let me down ya'll. Here a word to describe what the Rockets did in the second half. "Depletion:" reduction in the number or quantity of something. I am prepare right now to discuss last night's game in our Max Sports rundown today in spite of the dull Memorial Day yesterday, for the Rockets were in complete control of the first half despite of Chris Paul's inability to play in this game due to hamstring injury. They scored 29-14 over the Dubs in the very first quarter and outscored them again in the second quarter 30-24. But when it comes to the second half, the Warriors are very dangerous, the Rockets learned that the hard way in Game 6 and again last night in Game 7 when they were outscored 33-15 in the third quarter. TO make matters worse, the Rockets missed 27 concestive three points attempts which the Warriors took advantage of and made a ton of three point shots. Despite a good effort by the Rockets in the fourth quarter, the Warriors took Game 7 in a 101-92 victory which sealed the deal for the entire series. Check out these numbers from the Dubs, 34 points from Kevin Durant, 10 points and 13 rebounds by Draymond Green, giving him a double-double, and 27 points and 10 assists were made by Steph Curry in his own double-double. James Harden's 32 points run wasn't enough to life the Rockets to victory, either was Eric Gordon's 23 points, both players got 6 assists, and P.J, Tucker who despite getting points at all, had 12 rebounds in the game instead. We must move on to Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals which for the fourth straight year will be contested between the Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, and things I believe are going to be real different than previous series between these two teams in what has been a major rivalry in the past four years.Meanwhile. Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals was a complete shootout, the Golden Knights made a good impression in Finals debut, scoring the first goal of the first period and from then on, all bets were off. In the end, Golden Knights defeated the Captials 6-4. Here's a last look at the NBA Conference Finals and a preview of the NBA Finals schedule which starts on Thursday.

2018 NBA Playoffs (Conference Finals)
Cavaliers vs Celtics (Cleveland won the series 4-3)
(Game 1 was on ABC, Remaining Games were on ESPN)
Game 1: Celtics 108, Cavaliers 83
Game 2: Celtics 107, Cavaliers 94
Game 3: Cavaliers 116, Celtics 86
Game 4: Cavaliers 111, Celtics 111
Game 5: Celtics 96, Cavaliers 83
Game 6: Cavaliers 109, Celtics 99
Game 7: Cavaliers 87, Cletics 79
Warriors vs Rockets (Golden State won the series 4-3)
(All Games were on TNT)
Game 1: Warriors 119, Rockets 106
Game 2: Rockets 127, Warriors 105
Game 3: Warriors 125, Rockets 85
Game 4: Rockets 95, Warriors 92
Game 5: Rockets 98, Warriors 94
Game 6: Warriors 115, Rockets 86
Game 7: Warriors 101, Rockets 92

2018 NBA Finals
Cavaliers vs Warriors
(All games are on ABC)
Game 1: Thursday in Golden State at 9PM
Game 2: Sunday in Golden State at 8PM
Game 3: Next Wednesday in Cleveland at 9PM
Game 4: June 8th in Cleveland at 9PM
Game 5: June 11th in Golden State at 9PM
Game 6: June 14th in Cleveland at 9PM
Game 7: June 17th in Golden State at 8PM

2018 Stanley Cup Finals
Washington vs Vegas (Golden Knights lead series 1-0)

(All games are at 8PM)
Game 1: Golden Knights 6, Capitals 4

Game 2: Capitals vs Golden Knights, Wednesday on NBCSN
Game 3: Golden Knights vs Capitals, Saturday on NBCSN

Game 4: Golden Knights vs Capitals, Next Monday on NBC

Game 5: Capitals vs Golden Knights, June 7th on NBC

Game 6: Golden Knights vs Capitals, June 10th on NBC

Game 7: Capitals vs Golden Knights, June 13th on NBC

WWE

Raw results
- Finn Bálor defeated Braun Strowman by disqualification
- Jinder Mahal defeated Seth Rollins by disqualification in a WWE Intercontinental Championship match
- "WOKEN" Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt defeated The Ascension
- Kevin Owens defeated Bobby Roode
- Drew McIntyre defeated Chad Gable
- Sasha Banks last defeated Ruby Riott yo win a 7-Women Gauntlet Match to earn the final for in the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match
Money in the Bank match card

- Braun Strowman vs Finn Bálor vs The Miz vs Rusev vs Bobby Roode vs Kevin Owens vs Big E/Kofi Kingston/Xavier Woods vs Daniel Bryan or Samoa Joe in a Men's Money in the Bank ladder match for a world championship match contract

- Ember Moon vs Charlotte Flair vs Alexa Bliss vs Becky Lynch vs Natalya vs Lana vs Naomi vs Sasha Banks in a Women's Money in the Bank ladder match for a women's championship match contract

- AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship

- Nia Jax vs Ronda Rousey for the WWE Raw Women's Championship

- Carmella vs Asuka for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

- Roman Reigns vs Jinder Mahal

- The Bludgeon Brothers vs Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship

- Bobby Lashley vs Sami Zayn

Some people can remember a time when the NBA did not have a LeBron James, in the 1990s, it was all about Micheal Jordan, int 2000s decade, it was all about Kobe Bryant. But the decade we are all living in now, 2010s, will be remembered the great performances by LeBron James, the newest #TwitterTrend today will have everyone concerned about what this player has meant for the Basketball Community since he first appeared in the NBA back in 2003 when he was just a rookie. He started out as the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers, from then on he had been with the teams for the seven long seasons, and in 2007, he led them to their first NBA Finals appearance which they were swept by the Spurs in four games. After three straight failed attempts to get back to the Finals from 2007-2010, LeBron was in the point of his career in which he had to make a decision and we all know how that turned out. So fast forward to 2014 when LeBron made his return to Cleveland where he took the Cavaliers to three straight Finals appearances, one of which was when they finally won a championship in 2016. This coming Thursday, he will lead a reamped team of Cavaliers to their fourth straight NBA Finals and if this really is his last time in a Cavs, this will have to be his most great run for a championship ever, because given the fact the Cavs are underdogs over the Warriors, LeBron will have to play beyond greatness to overcome anything that the Warriors throw at him. In conclusion of this statement, it's best to put LeBron's incredible streak of NBA Finals appearances in perspective, by helping everyone remember what the world was like in 2010, when The King was absent for the Championship of that exact year.

ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo

LeBron James has won 6 straight Game 7s and moves to 6-2 in Game 7s in his career. This will be his 8th straight NBA Finals appearance.

James will become the 6th player in NBA history to play in 8 straight Finals (joining 5 players from Celtics teams of the 1950s-60s).

Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds

This is what Jayson Tatum looked like the last time there was an NBA Finals without LeBron James.

Thomas Duffy @TJDhoops

This is what LeBron’s sons looked like the last time he missed the NBA Finals.

Timeless Sports @timelesssports_

(1998) For the 8th straight year, LeBron James is heading to the NBA Finals.

For the TWEINTIETH straight year, the NBA Finals featured either Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Shaq, or LeBron.

The last time a Finals game didn't include any of these four players? MJ in game 6

Caleb Bacon 🥓 @CalebEatsBacon

The last time LeBron James missed the NBA Finals he lost to this man

Shane Young @YoungNBA

8 straight NBA Finals appearances for LeBron James. The last time he didn’t make it?

Kobe was coming off his last championship, Derrick Rose wasn’t an MVP yet, Chris Paul was still in New Orleans, and Steph Curry/James Harden were finishing their rookie seasons

Sports Illustrated @SInow

The last time LeBron missed the Finals...

- Shaq was his teammate

- The first Avengers movie was two years away from being released

- Mike Trout was playing in A ball for the Cedar Rapids Kernals

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/05/28/cavaliers-lebron-james-last-missed-finals-2010?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sinow&xid=socialflow_twitter_si&utm_source=twitter.com

Micah Adams @MicahAdams13

The last time LeBron wasn't in the finals, 78% of current NBA players had not yet made their NBA debut.

Adam Best @adamcbest

The last time LeBron missed the NBA Finals, Game of Thrones wasn’t even a TV show yet and Drake’s debut album hadn’t dropped. Kind of puts his greatness into perspective.

Fred Katz @FredKatz

The last time the NBA Finals didn’t include LeBron, the No. 1 movie in the box office was “The Karate Kid.”

It was the remake, but don’t lie: it’s been so long, you kinda thought for a second it was the original.

Micah Adams @MicahAdams13

The last time LeBron wasn't in the Finals, only 3 of the current 19 Marvel movies had been released.

Adam McKay @GhostPanther

Last time Lebron didn’t go to a finals? James K Polk was President. A young man named Elvis Presley had invented the VCR. And a new book topped the New York Times best sellers list: the Bible.

Doctor NBA @DoctorNBA

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With so much talk about basketball, now seems like a good to speak a little WWE Wrestling as the superstars of Raw and SmackDown are preparing for Money in the Bank. We know that there will be two Money in the Bank Ladder Matches in which one will feature male superstars of the two brands and the second will feature the women of the two brands. I believe that this is the best lineup of superstars that WWE has offered for its Ladder matches that consists of two contracts for future championship matches. Money in the Bank has made a superstar successful in their careers and those who cash in the contract successfully have put their names in the history books with so much pride. Last night during Monday Night Raw, the field was set for the Women's Ladder match was completed when Sasha Banks won a seven women gauntlet match and she now joins Ember Moon, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Lana and Naomi for an eight women showdown that has gotten everyone talking, it's anybody's guess who could win this year and hold on to the briefcase with a women's championship contract inside. As for the men, the field for that match will be completed tonight on SmackDown Live when Daniel Bryan takes on Samoa Joe with the winner joining Braun Strowman, Finn Bálor, The Miz, Rusev, Bobby Roode and Kevin Owens, The New Day are still deciding which member of their team they should enter into the Men's Ladder match. While we wait to see everything fall into place, our latest Web Choice playlist gives a few highlights from last night's Memorial Day edition of Monday Night Raw.