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Finally, it is time for Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals! Much of the media focus has been on possible history being written by either team (Golden State for most wins by a champion over the course of the season and playoffs; Cleveland as the first champion to come back from a 3-1 Finals series deficit) and the legacies of LeBron James and Stephen Curry. When it is all said and done, Game 7--just like any basketball game--will be won as a team game, not just by the highest scoring individual player. Projected Lineups Golden State Warriors: PF   Harrison Barnes SF   Andre Iguodala C     Draymond Green SG  Klay Thompson PG  Stephen Curry Key Primary Reserves: G Shaun Livingston, G Leandro Barbosa, C Festus Ezeli Key Secondary Reserves: C/F Anderson Varejao, F/C James Michael McAdoo, C/F Marreese Speights Other Reserves: G Ian Clark, G/F Brandon Rush Out: C Andrew Bogut (injured), F Kevon Looney (injured-still recovering from surgery)  Cleveland Cavaliers:     PF   K

Picture: November 28, 2015. The Cavaliers defeated the Brooklyn Nets,  90-88,  on LeBron James's running hook shot with 1 second left.  NBA rotations are typically built as follows: Star players who are core players Role players who are core players Role players who are situational players Bench players who are secondary backups Back in March, I looked at  the existing Cavs rotation and the projected Cavs playoff rotation . Since then, the Cavs have signed Dahntay Jones and have smoothed out the playoff rotation. As expected, Channing Frye has overtaken Timofey Mozgov as the third main big man in the rotation. The current Cavs' rotation is:  LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love J.R. Smith, Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson, Matthew Dellavedova Timofey Mozgov, Mo Williams, Dahntay Jones James Jones, Jordan McRae, Sasha Kaun Coach Lue has established a core group of nine players that has played 3,202 mi