Intro:

Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, head coach David Blatt, Golden State Warriors counterpart Steve Kerr and MVP Stephen Curry preview the NBA Finals series, which tips off on Thursday. The Cavaliers are aiming for their first NBA title while it has been 40 years since Golden State were crowned champions.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers Forward:

"Well, I mean, it's part of my motivation. I understand the drought our city has been in as far as a major championship, so it's a huge motivation inside of me and it's helped me get to this point, but I'm not done. I've still got a lot left in me in this season, and I'm going to command a lot out of my guys. I'm going to command a lot out of myself, and hopefully we're able to come through."

SOUNDBITE: (English) David Blatt, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach (on opponents)

"Their record speaks for itself. They're not only a high-quality team, but they've been a great home team. They're not in the NBA Finals for no reason. So to win here certainly is a difficult task but a necessary one for us, and we've shown throughout the playoffs that we have the ability to do so, and we'll do our best to do just that."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors head coach (on LeBron James)

"Well, he obviously is one of the great players in the league. He affects every single play down the floor at both ends. So it's not just some great players you have to defend a certain action, this is where he wants to get his shot. With LeBron, it's everything that happens, and there is a chain reaction as a result. You go over your concepts and your thoughts and how you want to defend them, and then you implement it, and you hope for the best."

SOUNDBITE (English): Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors guard (on LeBron James)

"He's a great talent, he seems to be able to get to anywhere he wants to the floor. He's a gamer, you know he's going to be ready for big moments. He's got a motor that you've always got to be ready. There is no time that you can kind of take a possession off against him, so you've always got to be locked into your game plan. You're not going to totally shut him down..."