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LeBron savoring moment, doesn't want to 'stress' over Warriors yet

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The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors have six days before the NBA Finals begin in Oakland, and LeBron James wanted to enjoy at least one night Warriors-free after his Cavs dispatched the Boston Celtics on Thursday.

"I'm going to be honest, I'm not in the right mind to even talk about Golden State," James said, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst. "It's too stressful, and I'm not stressed right now. I'm very happy about our accomplishment. Golden State, they've been the best team in our league for the last three years, and then they added an MVP. That's all I can give you right now, because I'm happy and I don't want to be stressed."

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James led the Cavs back from a 3-1 hole in last June's Finals to stun the Warriors and capture Cleveland's first major pro sports title in 52 years. The task of repeating will be gargantuan, partly because of Golden State's aforementioned addition of Kevin Durant.

In his seventh straight Finals appearance and eighth overall, James will be trying to even his all-time record to .500. He's come out on the losing end of four of seven championship rounds so far.

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