BOSTON â?? Be honest. When you first heard Kevin Durant could miss significant time with a knee injury, your first thought was that the Cleveland Cavaliers’ chances of winning a second straight title just got a whole lot better.
Indeed, the Cavs are a favorite to at least reach the NBA Finals. They own the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed despite injuries to J.R. Smith and Kevin Love and just added much-needed veteran depth in point guard Deron Williams and center Andrew Bogut.
But if you ask LeBron James, everyone wondering what Cavs-Golden State Warriors Part III will look like if Durant still is sidelined â?