Thursday, May 31, 2018

2018 NBA Playoffs: Finals Prediction

Warriors vs Cavaliers. Round Four. Another fascinating series. Is this the last few weeks of LeBron James's Cavaliers career? Is this the final time we will see The Big Four all together for the Warriors? So much depends on how this series plays out.

(W2) Golden State Warriors vs (E4) Cleveland Cavaliers: The Warriors are coming off a seven game series win over the Houston Rockets and it certainly helped that Chris Paul got injured or else the Warriors are probably sitting at home right now wondering how they lost games four and five. The Cavaliers are coming off a seven game series win over the Boston Celtics. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green could possibly be playing their last series all together as teammates and expect them all to be great. LeBron James has been by far the best player in the NBA Playoffs this year and he should be named MVP over James Harden. Kevin Love will probably be back for game one after missing game seven against Boston with a concussion. George Hill, Tristian Thompson, and Jeff Green have had impacts in the Celtics series as well. Those guys plus guys like JR Smith, Kyle Korver, Jordan Clarkson, and Larry Nance Jr need to step up. Rodney Hood and Cedi Osman shockingly fell out of the rotation. Andre Igoudala will miss game one with a leg contusion and he should help the Warriors. Kevin Looney, Jordan Bell, Nick Young, and Shaun Livingston have had impacts for the Warriors as well. That said, The Warriors are superior to the Cavaliers this time and I believe they'll repeat as NBA Champions. If this series goes seven or heck even six, LeBron James has to win Finals MVP.

Prediction: Warriors in five games.

Finals MVP: Stephen Curry

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