As far as Irving, over his career he has been one the NBA leaders in 4th Quarter scoring and just had his notable overtime free throw shooting streak snapped. As a Cavs fan, I am sure you are aware of Irving"s late game production; I'm also quite sure the Cavs color commentator Mr. Cavalier refers to KI as 'Mr. 4th Quarter' for this reason. As a Cavs fan myself, I am hopeful I will finally observe KI bringing this end-game production to a playoff run, free from injury and off-court distractions.
Latest Chris Paul playoff team choke:
- Rockets back in conference finals first 1st time since '97
- By KRISTIE RIEKEN, AP Sports Writer
- Posted 05/17/15 08:04:27 ET
- HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Rockets are heading to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 18 years after overcoming a 3-1 series deficit to eliminate the Los Angeles Clippers.
- ''It's the ultimate confidence-booster,'' James Harden said. ''There's only a handful of teams that's done that. We fought back. We fought three really hard games and came away with it.''
- Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Rockets never trailed in a 113-100 victory over the Clippers on Sunday, sending them to the conference finals for the first time since 1997.
- It's the ninth time in NBA history that a team has overcome a 3-1 series deficit to win a playoff series.
- The Rockets overcame a 19-point third-quarter deficit in Game 6 on Thursday night to stay alive.