Here is my prediction for the 2017 NBA finals.
(E2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (W1) Golden State Warriors: Here we go again. The "three-match" that was pretty much inevitable is on. This should be a tremendous finals. Cleveland is coming off an impressive five game series win over the Boston Celtics. Golden State is coming off a four game sweep over the San Antonio Spurs and that series probably would have gone longer had Kawhi Leonard not re injured his ankle in game 1 of that series. One storyline in this series is that Steve Kerr isn't coaching due to back spasms and Warriors interim coach Mike Brown used to coach the Cavs during LeBron's first stint and again during the 2013-14 season. Star power is all around yet again with the Big 3 of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love on the Cavs and the Big 4 of Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green on the Dubs. It's intriguing to see who guards who in this series defensively because the Cavs aren't great defensively as a team and LeBron can't guard everyone and the Cavs Big 3 are capable of putting up monster numbers against anyone, although the Warriors are a decent defensive team. That said, with Durant on the Warriors now, I like them to prevent the Cavs from repeating and for them to win their second championship in three seasons.
Prediction: Warriors in seven games.
Finals MVP: Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors.
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