5 keys for the Cavaliers to win the NBA Finals

Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics - Game Seven
Can LeBron James do the impossible in his eighth straight finals?

#4 Being smarter with the ball

Boston Celtics v Cleveland Cavaliers - Game Three
LeBron was great against Boston

In the past four years, Golden State led the league in fast-break points, this time with over 19 points-per-game on average, and was one of the top 10 teams in points off turnovers.

This has been a critical part of the Warriors success during those years. But their ability to limit their opponent's in those criteria was also crucial.

In the conference finals, the Warriors outscored the Rockets by more than nine points per game on the fast break in wins. In losses, however, they broke even with Houston, a mediocre fast break team at most.

This should bring the Cavs some hope since they are generally a better fast break team than the Rockets.

Cleveland will also have to cut Golden State's supply of points off turnovers. The Warriors outscored the Rockets by almost 11 points per game off their turnovers when they won.

In games Houston had the upper hand, they outscored the Dubs off their turnovers by more than four points.

LeBron, who is the primary ball handler for the Cavs, had some problems in the turnover region against Boston.

He averaged 5.7 from the team's 14 turnovers per game in that series, each worth a little over a point for the Celtics.

Golden State's conversion rate is even better and LeBron will be responsible for keeping the ball in the right hands.

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