Warriors vs. Cavaliers Live Stream Schedule, Odds and Pregame 6 Comments

Like their hockey counterparts did the night before, the NBA can wrap up its championship series in six games Tuesday night at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena—but it will take one more Golden State Warriors victory.

Alas, falling down 2-1 to the Cleveland Cavaliers feels like a long time ago for these Warriors. They've since made the starting lineup switch to small ball and tweaked their rotation, which is coming up huge as the Cavs begin to sputter with LeBron James absolutely carrying his team—and that's putting it lightly. 

Cleveland could see a champion crowned Tuesday, but not its own, or reach levels of jubilation and force a Game 7 in Golden State should the Cavs win. It will all be decided in a span of 48 minutes, so let's take a look at what to know for Game 6.

Game 6: Warriors at Cavaliers (GS Lead 3-2)

Date: Tuesday, June 16

Start Time (ET): 9 p.m.

TV: ABC

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Game 6 Odds

Spread	Moneyline	Over/Under
Warriors (-4)	GSW 4-7, CLE 31-20	194.5

Odds courtesy of Odds Shark.

Pregame 6 Comments

Through three games, the greatness of one player was all but overshadowing everything else in these NBA Finals. Never mind the fact that his Cavaliers faced a 67-win team that had lost just three times this postseason.

But in a long series filled with coaching adjustments, taxing cross-country flights and grueling games, the rigors have taken their toll on James and company.

Still, a 20-point performance in Game 4 has done little to tank James' ridiculous averages in these Finals—36.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game. But while he's been relegated to doing it himself, a star behind enemy lines is finally getting the help, and that's made all the difference thus far, as Magic Johnson himself noted:

Sure, Curry may be getting the supporting-cast help that James isn't, but that's not to say Curry isn't doing enough on his own. His biggest moment of the series came in Game 5, when he dominated the fourth quarter en route to 37 points on seven three-pointers.

Not only did he heat up from outside, but they were mostly difficult looks. And it had James lauding the playmaker while noting his team's defense didn't exactly fall flat, per CBS Sports' Ananth Pandian:

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You tip your hat off to a guy like that. He made seven threes. I don't know, were any of them not contested, hand in his face, falling, stepback off the dribble? I'm okay with that. We're okay with that. I mean, you tip your hat to a guy who makes shots like that, and he's the guy that can do it in our league. He's the best shooter in our league.

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Curry may be the best shooter in the league—but best player? Even those who doubt the title sits on James' shoulders can't deny he's going to think of himself as such, and rightfully so with how he's played, per SportsCenter:

That may be true, and few who have closely watched these Finals would choose to argue otherwise. But for all of James' greatness—greatness that just might end up leading to an awkward Finals MVP award in a losing effort—he's one loss away from another bitter runner-up finish. 

With every triple-double and gaudy stat line, James either embarks on new ground or follows in the footsteps of the game's all-time greats. But as Golden State's defense has improved over the series, key partners such as J.R. Smith and Matthew Dellavedova are being all but erased. 

It took some time in this series, but the Warriors' team superiority is making itself apparent in a big way. A talent disparity that many expected to end the series before this point is finally showing through the cracks and dismantling an undermanned Cavaliers team. 

And if they can play to their strengths for just one game more, the Warriors' 83rd and final win of a remarkable season will end in raising the Larry O'Brien Trophy.