Hopefully I can repeat my big profit win like last NBA finals because Golden State Warriors blew a 3-1 lead.
Cavaliers is definitely got some monstrous strength on the inside, LeBron James and Tristan Thompson will serve as a unscraping wall of the rim. Cleveland cavaliers have that advantage on the inside and it's a bad sign for the golden state if they are missing their shots. The advantage of the golden state is it's past transition and quick isolation, they will dominate the outside of course, not mentioning Klay Thompson when he is in the zone.
The game is on Fri, 2 Jun, 9:00 AM
Oracle Arena, Oakland
Let's see who will take game 1.
Its gonna be a exciting Game 1. I think this Game 1 will dictate how the series will goes. Who's guarding who, how Durant will play out in his first NBA championship, will Lebron guard him, will he guard James and so on. But this time, if GSW gets a 3-1 lead, I think they will hold on it and try to finish Cavaliers. But I guess this year's final is different and can't compare it to last year.
We won't know for sure who will take the finals, whoever hold the lead even if it is 3-1 the championship is still not guaranteed, it happened last year and might happen again. Durant is hungry for championship, if he is not nervous in his shots then he might out a dent on Cleveland's surface.
Agreed, while the Warriors are the favorite team at the Oracle I think the key factor here (besides Lebron James) would be how well both Thompson and Kevin Love perform. We've seen the damage the Spurs did on those first 3 quarters before Leonard went out. I feel that if the Cavs can dominate the paint, Lebron and Irving could be very hard to contain.
Of course the Warriors have lethal weapons on the offense end and that could create a lot of trouble for Cleveland too, but last year the shooters went cold, sometimes accuracy is not there and you have to scrap your way out.
That's because shooting behind the arc with a little shake of had won't go in, we've seen that last year's ( factor is the defence is so good ). Kevin Love is a tenacious rebounder and a very good shooter, and he is stronger than Thompson. It will be a war inside the paint and Irving and curry will have a showdown (Irving's acrobatic shots vs Curry's fast layups and bumps).
On the other hand it will be a different story when Leonard is healthy. The Spurs might be the one who will face the Cleveland now. Leonard's defensive ability can lock down even LeBron and can collapse a teams isolations. His fadeaways and fakes is essential in crucial games. That man is a beast.