Kevin Love realizes there will be trade rumors involving him leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers should they lose in The Finals again this season.

"It's an easy storyline and people are going to run with it and that's always going to be how it is," Love said. "But if you ask anybody on that team, including myself, this is the closest unit, closest group I've ever been around.

"I mean, I've been asked to do different things, being here. I've been asked to be the second, third guy -- third guy most nights. It hasn't been the easiest transition in the world but as far as being a part of a family, this unit here, I've never been on a team that's closer than this. So that's why I don't understand when I hear people say I'm a square peg in a round hole or something like that."

The Cavaliers won Game 3 with Love sitting out due to a concussion.

Love was also asked why the public sentiment turns on him after losses by the Cavs.

"Why do you think?" Love said, answering a question with a question. "You're part of it. I'm not saying you're who does it, but you are there with the people that do ...

"I don't know how to answer it because, I have a couple bad games last series [against Toronto], tough games, and have to come back and do whatever I needed to do to help the team. Still, it's just never enough."

The Cavaliers traded for Love in August of 2014 and re-signed him on a five-year deal in 2015.