Golden State/Cleveland will showcase Lebron, Klay and Stephen-It will be top shelf NBA basketball

As we are on the eve of the NBA’s Finals, the league will showcase the two best teams in the league for 2015-2016.  I truly like Oklahoma City for personal reasons and San Antonio for an historic coach and players that have won plenty in the Association. But they are not here.  We will miss those two great players (Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant) from OKC and coach Greg Popovich and the Spurs all-time great Tim Duncan.  But with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson going against Lebron James and Kyrie Irving and crew, we could have what the NBA hopes, a high scoring tense seven games of pure all-out basketball.  The chance we might see such a three point shooting exhibition never seen in the history of the league is a strong possibility.

With the Warriors holding the home court advantage, it will be a must for the Cavs to take at least one of the first two games in the Bay area.  It was the same for the Thunder as they surprised the best regular season team in history by winning game one of the Western Finals on the road.  With Cleveland, they, like OKC (just as I predicted with the Western Finals), need to win one in the Oracle and hold serve at home. OKC could not hold that serve, losing game six in the Peake, returning the series back to Golden State for their game seven loss.  James and his Cleveland group must not lose at home, as I do not think they cannot win two on the road in this series.  OKC could not and I will say Cleveland can not either.  As it is, if the Warriors win the first two, Cleveland would have to take four of the next five, which I do not think will happen.

The games will showcase extreme long-range gunning.  Thompson and Curry are better than what Cleveland can assault the Warriors with, but that will not stop the Cavs from trying.  James is the one that must be on his game, and he will be challenged by a Warrior front line that will not hold up in my opinion. This will be a showcase series for the best player on earth, and he equalizes this series. James will be fantastic.  But so will Thompson and Curry.   These guys can make shots even when covered. They will be just as fantastic as James. With Draymond Green on the verge of a game suspension, Cleveland needs to get into his head early in game one and get him suspended.  With the play of Green,  James and Cleveland can get that accomplished if they go for it.

With that, I like the Warriors in this one.  Golden State in six, but put your money on my opinion with reservations. James, Curry and Thompson are NBA champions. Anything is possible.

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