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One More Trip to the Top

Shawn Marion Wants One Last Shot at the Summit

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by Joe Gabriele

Cavs.com Beat Writer

It’s a journey that Austin Carr calls the “yellow brick road.” And, as you might have guessed, AC’s not referring to the Emerald City. It’s that arduous road to the NBA Finals, and the Cavaliers are just beginning their journey.

Six current Cavaliers have completed the pilgrimage --- Kendrick Perkins, Mike Miller, Brendan Haywood and Shawn Marion have each hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy. LeBron James and James Jones have done it twice.

The Cavaliers are three games into the 2015 Playoffs, and have a half-dozen veterans who know how the rest of the process works.