LeBron was right all along. The Cavaliers had the ingredients and simply needed to learn how to be champions. And now they are.

The Warriors were hobbled and they angered LeBron James when up 3-1. All year, they found ways out of these problems. But in the end, they went to the well one too many times.

Going up against the Golden State Warriors, LeBron James faced a mountain of impossibilities. Critics would've expected him to run. Instead, he climbed it.

As these NBA Finals show, kings do not relinquish their throne without a fight.

The Cavaliers' point guard is outperforming the unanimous MVP in these NBA Finals by playing his own game. That's something other star point guards should take to heart.

The star utility knife of the Warriors is suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Tamping down the actions that make him susceptible to sanctions would be to diminish Green's essence. This is who he is.

Positionless, smart and fierce, the Warriors have redefined basketball ... on the defensive end. Paul Flannery has all that and more as Golden State sits on the brink of a repeat.

The Warriors' defensive strategy is working precisely because LeBron James isn't the same player he used to be. Only the Warriors can expose that fact.

Lose this year's Finals, and LeBron James is still an all-time great. But if he wins it, he becomes something more.