10 Greatest NBA What-Ifs in the 2000s

Dallas Mavericks v Golden State Warriors, Game 4
Warriors fans could have had a lot less to celebrate about

#2 What if Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving played in the 2015 NBA Finals

Cleveland Cavaliers v Phoenix Suns
Adding Love and Irving to the Cavs in the 2015 finals might change its result

The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2015 finals missing Kevin Love, who suffered a shoulder injury in the first round. One game in, Kyrie got his knee hurt during overtime of game 1 of the finals and missed the rest of the series.

Without the two, Cleveland managed to take a lead in the series before eventually losing in six games, with LeBron averaging over 35 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.

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Unlike the recent two finals meetings, in which Cleveland was no match for Golden State, the Cavs still were a competitive rival, even though the second best player on the team was Matthew Dellavedova.

Therefore, if Cleveland were able to stretch this series to six games, how would the presence of Love and Irving have changed the result of the finals? How would it affect LeBron's legacy?

When compared to Michael Jordan, people often criticize his losing record in the finals. If he could even his record in 2015, it might have changed the next three years altogether.

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