The Deli is Open

It is with no doubt that we take superstars for granted in any professional sport. A triple double is not exactly expected in big games, but not a surprised by any mean. Lebron James had a great game two, even with his shot not always falling. Getting team members involved and finding the open man when his shot was not there was very noticeable throughout the whole game. The grinders that were on the floor for the Cleveland Cavaliers in game two consisted of several players that no one would have thought of at the beginning of the season.

Matthew Dellavedova is one of those players. Shooting 3 for 10 is not the ideal game for a person that is usually not even considered a role player, but his energy and grind set the tone early and his intensity was seen throughout game 2, which went into overtime. Dellavedova was not just thrown into the series with no experience, he did play a lot of critical minutes in the Atlanta series, but holding the NBA MVP Stephen Curry to no points while he was guarding him opened the eyes of America.

With no Kyrie and no Kevin Love, the Cavs were considered out by almost all of America. The only problem is that the Cavs might have learned something from the hard working blue collar workers of Cleveland, grinding it out might be the hard way but it works. Game 2 not only showed that the Cavs can be the team that grinds out wins and tires out the other team throughout a series, but Lebron James can put Cleveland on his back and win against Golden State. It is a saying that has been around since the beginning of sports, defense wins championships and Dellavedova was the key to the Cavs defense in game 2.

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