Last summer, as the Cleveland Cavaliers licked their wounds from the Finals loss to the Golden State Warriors, you couldn’t help but wonder how things would’ve gone if Kevin Love stayed healthy. Sure, Kyrie Irving was lost to injury after Game 1 of the Finals, but Love’s postseason lasted barely four games before Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk dislocated his shoulder. Seen as the final piece of Cleveland’s Big Three, Love’s first playoff experience was cut way too short, leaving fans holding out hope his stay would be longer this postseason.
If he’s going to continue putting up the kind of numbers he showed off today in Game 1 against the Detroit Pistons, Love may help the Cavs go on another deep playoff run.
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