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Games 3,4,and 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals will go down in history as some of the most intense games of all time.The best part is that I got to watch it Game 3 was intense until the last 5 minutes.The Cleveland Cavaliers were down by 3 to the Golden State Warriors. Lebron James[A cavaliers player] ran down the court to get a and-1 to tie up the game. Kevin Durant runs down the court 5 seconds left shoots the 3 pointer and wins the game. Game 4 was the most rigged game I ever watched.The Cavaliers season was on the line.One lost here and the Cavaliers season would be over.The refs gave the Cavs every call they wanted.The Cavs went on to win that game by 20. Game 5 could be the last game of the season if

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