Would A Loss Tonight Cost The King His Crown?
LeBron James can lose the 2016 NBA Finals and still save face, but the Cavaliers have to win Game 5. Lucky for him they can.
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LeBron James can lose the 2016 NBA Finals and still save face, but the Cavaliers have to win Game 5. Lucky for him they can.
What was the chance that the Warriors' Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry would continue to play as poorly as they did in the first three games of the series?
Stephen Curry scored 38 points and Klay Thompson had 25 to help Golden State to a 108-97 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night.
Mike Francesa opened up his Thursday show talking about the Cleveland Cavaliers dominant performance over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
LeBron James had 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to help power the desperate Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Golden State has so few flaws that other teams can exploit. No matter how teams play against them, they always seem to have an answer due to their slew of multi-talented and multi-positional players.
Stephen Curry has withdrawn from consideration from the Olympics, leaving the U.S. basketball team without the NBA's MVP.
Sunday night was more than a loss, more than a partition of points. There is a chilling separation in the NBA Finals, as if one team were happy to be there and the other were there to win.
The Mets and the Yankees both lost, but the majority of this show open focused on the life and times of Muhammad Ali, who passed away Friday. "The Greatest" was 74.
Draymond Green bombed in five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 28 points Sunday night, and the Golden State Warriors held Cleveland Cavaliers to their lowest postseason scoring output in eight years en route to a 110-77 drubbing in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
If the Cavaliers can't beat the Warriors on a night when those two players have their worst collective game in two years, when can they beat them?
But there are ample silver linings for the Cavs and the King. The last nine times James lost Game 1 of a playoff series, he won Game 2.
The Golden State Warriors won a in a 104-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
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Everything was new last year. There were some serious nerves. Golden State's daily schedule and routine got disrupted, which Kerr called "a bit of a shock to our guys' system."
NBA fans are getting what they wanted since the beginning of the season: a rematch of last year's finals and the two best players in the sport: LeBron James and Stephen Curry.
Did the Warriors win the Western Conference Finals, or did the Thunder give it to them? Either way, Golden State is favored to repeat.
Every great team gets to a point where it has to do something special to win a playoff series. The Golden State Warriors just had that moment.
After a record 73 wins and a memorable Game 6 comeback on the road, the Golden State Warriors' goal of getting back to the NBA Finals and defending their title comes down to Game 7 at home against the powerful Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Warriors changed the NBA with their new-world game. But one eternal basketball truth still holds... shots closer to the rim are easier.
If the Warriors averaged that number defensively during the regular season, they would have been tied for the third-worst defensive team in basketball, behind only the Lakers and Nets.
MSG Networks' Brendan Brown appeared as a guest on Mike Francesa's show Monday to discuss the NBA playoffs.
The Golden State Warriors enter Game 2 of the Western Conference finals Wednesday night trailing the Oklahoma City Thunder 1-0.
If the Warriors go on to their second consecutive title, the explosive Curry will join a very exclusive club that includes James and Jordan. He will have won back-to-back MVPs and back-to-back championships.
Chip Trayanum was taken to a hospital with a neck injury after earlier running for a touchdown in the Jets' 23-6 preseason loss to the Giants on Friday night.
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The Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Friday night.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law Friday making cocktails to-go permanent.
A rally was held in New York City's Foley Square on Friday evening as supporters of Haitian immigrants called for action.
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Two more people who were sickened in the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster have died, health officials announced Friday.
Officials say a record 580 pounds of cocaine was seized in New York City, with a street value of at least $10 million.
New York City's Trinidad and Tobago Parade won't be stepping off in Brooklyn this weekend.
An engagement ring was recovered from the bottom of the Hudson River after slipping off a bride-to-be's finger.
ICE is defending operations they are conducting this week in Danbury, Connecticut, as some residents say they feel uneasy at what they are seeing on the streets.
Severe weather warnings have started popping up as strong storms make their way through New York City and most of the Tri-State Area.
A nice stretch of weather kicks off the week in the New York City area before a heightened chance of rain returns.
Along with the increasingly humid conditions comes another chance of showers and storms overnight Saturday into Sunday.
Rainy weather returns to the New York City area Sunday, bringing with it the threat of flooding.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed a law Friday making cocktails to-go permanent.
Elizabeth, New Jersey is cleaning up after Thursday's intense storms brought flash flooding. Emergency responders performed more than 100 rescues, most of them after people attempted to drive through water.
As students get ready to go back to school, one New Jersey school district is taking a first-in-the-state approach to limit screen time.
Lightning may have started a church fire in Bergen County, New Jersey, on Thursday morning, neighbors say.
Heavy rains brought more flooding to New Jersey on Thursday, which has endured repeated damaging floods so far this summer.
Long Island's Sun and Surf Club will partially reopen this weekend and Labor Day weekend, owners say. The club suffered significant damage when a tornado hit last week.
Five men were spotted going into a manhole early Thursday morning on Long Island, according to Nassau County police. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
A Long Island resident says he feels in danger after last week's rain caused a mudslide behind his condominium complex.
Recent rains have taken a dramatic toll on one condominium complex on Long Island. One of the unit owners says he feels in danger, living on the edge of a steep drop-off.
People were spotted climbing into a manhole in Wantagh. It comes after numerous similar incidents in New York City.
A federal judge has again blocked President Trump's bid to erase his hush money conviction in New York.
The White House said President Trump will "pay tribute to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backtracking again on the controversial rollout of his pied-à-terre tax.
The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day.
Fifteen sheriffs across New York are asking a judge to block a new law preventing local law enforcement agencies from working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Two more people who were sickened in the Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease cluster have died, health officials announced Friday.
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President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
NYC's Empire State Building paid tribute to music legend Dolly Parton Tuesday night. Parton, 80, died Tuesday in Nashville, her family announced.
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The AMC Kips Bay 15 on Second Avenue has been open since 1999 but will shut down at the end of 2026, according to a spokesperson.
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With tickets to the U.S. Open skyrocketing, tennis advocates in the Harlem community are working to make the sport more accessible for New Yorkers.
The DSNY reported an increase in needle stick injuries for New York City sanitation workers.
A Queens homeowner says that overgrown city trees on her block are creating a safety hazard at night.
Neighbors say Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been falling into disrepair for years.
The owner of a beloved Harlem food truck known for its burgers under $5 is retiring and selling the business.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
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The death toll in Nepal has now reached 600 with more than 90 Americans still missing. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
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