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- With the Warriors triumphing in the West with their Game-7 victory over the Houston Rockets, Cris Carter unveils to Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe what it will take for LeBron's Cavs to top KD, Curry and the rest of Golden State in the 2018 NBA Finals and why that will never happen this year.
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Who will win the 2018 NBA championship?
the team that has 2 superstars, 2 allstars, and a FInals MVP(that is a former 2012 allstar) "
Warriors are lucky they never have been up against ANY team that has 3 -4 superstars on it... oh thats right THERE IS NO TEAM THAT has that MANY STARS besides them.
Radhee dont be mad, drafting well and one transaction. In my book they build that team in a more fair manor than LBJ build his superteams.
Lebron only had 1 superteam and it only had 2 HoF on it... Lebron and Wade. THey still had to go face Boston with Pierce, Rondo, KG, and Ray until they finally broke it up. They still had to face Tim, Tony, Manu, and Kawhi. Lebron's superteam wasnt the strongest superteam
HOW COME NO MENTION OF THAT 3RD QUARTER OFFICIATING THAT CHANGED THE GAME?
2 super teams actually. Lebron also put them together in a more underhanded way as he convinced bosh and love to follow him. While the warriors cultivated home grown drafted talent and made one move in the off season. Every other super-team is made with two big acquisition taking players from two different teams destroying their franchises. The only franchise effected by the dubs was okc. Miami effected cleveland, miami and toronto
Nick Wright looks as if he bout to cry in his car
Cause its gonna be harder for him to praise LeBron with 6 finals losses
Gigio23 HOW? do you see how big of an underdog they are how in the world does this hurt his legacy like it would be better if he lost in the 2nd round to Toronto
WEAVERBRAND91 lmao!!!
Earl Rogers chill with that
LMFAO
Pleaseeeee it's not KD's warriors, its Steph's warriors
Ridhvik
I don't respect KD....
No its not. KD
KD was choking, and steph and klay saved him. This is Steph and Klay's team
KD is the automatic two points. He gets his shot off so easily. There isn't any matchup with him except maybe Kawhi Leonard. If its not his team then its the playmaker's team, Draymond. Steph doesn't have any point guard responsibilities. The Houston series showed it. Steph struggled against them So did Klay, Durrant was the only one guarded by people 5 inches shorter. He is the reason they are unbeatable. Without him LeBron is winning.
Automatic when he's relaxed. Under pressure yesterday, he wasn't hitting the net until Steph got the team going.
Don’t call them KD’s warriors. This is steph’s team
real shyt!! been that way too, idc if he won finals MVP
Nope it's KD team now
Chris 0 finals mvps
Star no
Chris Everybody with sense knows this is Steph's team. They put "KD's Warriors" in the thumnail to bring on views.
Wow they are really saying Kevin Love is equivalent to DAVID WEST?!.....are you kidding they might as well start a segment called KLOVE the scapeGOAT for this show at this point.
Chris Burnett oh, wait let me see ur pic, oh ur white Alr bet
Nice try race baiter....there is no way you can honestly say with a straight face that K Love and David West would be playing the same role on this dubs team if they were swapped.
Chris Burnett David West was a beast in his prime but I do agree that the comparison is flawed.
So Salty. Someone give Nick a hug.
Anyone realize that Kerr is the reason for the 3rd quarter. He makes adjustments
sns 101 shouldn't even have to vs a one man Superstar team
Steve Kerr can stay home and they still make the finals
Patrick Bell you do realize basketball is a team game and coaching matters right ? Doesn’t matter how much talent you have . That was a ignorant comment .
Yea but true nonetheless unfortunately
Patrick Bell lmao cry more..Steve Kerr the reason these stars play team defense and have an actual team identity. there's been a number of "superstar" teams who failed and never won.kobe lost with an all star cast with malone payton etc cuz they never clicked..(n ima die hard kobe/laker fan btw)...the stars have to be able to put aside the ego.. n warriors know how to make it wrk ain't their fault, teams gotta step up..🤷🏾♂️
Funny - KD's Warriors and LeBron's Cavs. GSW aint KD's team and never was. Its Steph's team - it was before and it is now. Yall talking like its rivalry. Its LeBron vs GSW. This offseason gonna be more interesting than finals.
Vlad Panchenko bro they know it's gonna be a sweep, they just try to pretend like it's gonna be competitive
Everyone is saying the Warrior's ring are worthless. I saw the same number of people saying the same thing in 2012 and 2013 about the Heat. Trust me 3 years from now people will switch up like they always do.
11simonjr only the warriors rings after KD came are weak.. before that it’s legit
Yep in tue future KD and Steph will be in thr Goat debate and theyll have a better case than Lebron
Chris Smith naw, they need better accolades. Also you gotta remember. Steph didn’t become a superstar still his 9th season! Idc how many rings he wins, he ain’t breaking the top 5. Kd jointing this team made his whole legacy worse. Literally any superstar can join this team and not play and get a free ring. Shidd melo better find a way to join them so he can get a ring before his career ends
nope, nobody will ever forget what KD did. People's opinion won't ever change
Nope😂😂 No one still respects this ring
Steph’s warriors 🤦🏽♂️
油膩菲菲 Agreed. KD may be better but he joined the Warriors. And Steph gets others involved and facilitates better.
This team held the best offensive team in the history of the NBA to under 100 points for multiple games and outscored them by something like 60+ points in the 3rd.
I can't even imagine what they'll do to the Cavs
Angela Jackson the Cavs might not score 90 a single time in this series
Nick sounds like he's got sour grapes. Yes, its true the Warriors have been relatively healthy throughout these past 4 years. There's a reason for that. Its part luck, but its mostly how they manage their minutes during the regular season. They keep their Big 4 between 32-35 minutes per game and rarely push them to 40 minutes. They also hold their older veterans out of games when they need rest.
Also, its not like the Warriors didn't have injury issues this year. Curry missed 31 games, and at one point Curry, Durant, Green, and Klay were ALL OUT with injuries. Thats why they scuffled down the stretch and dropped to the 2 seed. If that didn't happen, Houston probably doesn't have home court advantage to begin with.
Injuries are a part of sports and there's no use trying to re-write history or project what would have happened if they didn't occur. This isn't 2K, you can't turn the injury slider all the way down to 0. The Warriors played the competition that was in front of them and won. I don't hear Nick complaining for the Celtics missing Kyrie and Hayward, or all the other teams who suffered injuries that benefited LeBron.
No one plays 40 minutes unless there's OT. I remember one time, I saw Draymond play 38 minutes and I was cursing at Kerr through the screen to take him out because he was playing too much 😂😂. Also how many games do these guys sit out 4th quarters for lmfao. Preventing fatigue and injury is just as much strategy as it is luck, and we have Kerr to thank for that.
George Sanchez True. Kerr and the staff really do a good job managing these guys during the season. There’s a reason why they maintained a steady energy level while Houston burned out in the 2nd half both games 6 and 7.
Very good point on the injuries in opposing teams as benefits to LeBron. Who knows what could've been if Boston was healthy with Kyrie and Gordon?
Danny G I think they were talking about "finals" not regular season
You guys are exactly right. The Warriors do a great job limiting fatigue and reducing the chance of injury to their players. And they're able to do that because they have a great staff and lots of talent. No other team in the league has the depth that the Warriors do right now.
Korver a boss. He got more heart than the young guns.
I think it was clear this series that this is Steph's team
If LeBron's supporting cast was in the western conference, they would have been swept by the Timberwolves lolol
Josh Norris 🤣🤣
We all knew the Queen is too soft for that
Facts!!!!
Ima Cavs fan, and you absolutely right.
Deez Nuts Or you know... they're trying to join up with other good players... and they're all in the West.
What about 2016 Finals? Bogut was out like 3 games, Iguodala had back spasms, and Draymond was out 1 game. I don’t know about you, but that’s really bad luck to happen right during the NBA Finals.
Nick in october have said that this year cavs are the best team that lebron has ever had.😂😂😂
Mefail Rexha only 3 guys from that team are still on cavs
Anime Lover but they trade that team for this team,shouldnt this team be better.
Mefail Rexha they were better INDIVIDUALLY but not as a team and this team is better chemistry wise but didn’t have enough time to gel but the parts of this team do not equal the parts of the pre trade Cavs
bigfatpanda99 we all have favorete team and want those team to win but should be consistend not to change everydays because they call themself specialist in this thing
Mefail Rexha IKR he'll say WHATEVER to make LeFake look good
Batman vs Justice League; who'll win?!?
Shoegum I’d actually take Batman there lol
Id take batman, contingency plan lol...
without prep
Comparing Batman to Lebron is not accurate. Lebron would be more of a Shazam character. Strong and good but not Batman
Gerrard Israel Laraga without prep time
Lmao my favorite quote by Nick: "The only good thing about everyone on the cavs playing on a replacement level, is that when everyone plays at a replacement level you don't lose anything when they get replaced."
Luck is LeBron NEVER getting injured. KD's been injured and missed real time. Steph has. Kyrie has. Kevin Love has. CP3 has. Kawhi has. Anthony Davis has. Westbrook has. The list goes on. But LeBron can lead the league in minutes and still not sustain any real injuries or miss real time.
BlueWave might be him just as a super human athlete too
BlueWave cough cough steroids cough cough
BlueWave that's cause he's big and the NBA is soft
LePED and his biogenesis lab
Vicki Wampler pretty sure steroids leave you more vulnerable to injuries champ
Looking back at some of these shows. I remember everyone was lovin this Cavs team before season and after trade deadline.
Yes its a sweep. The only game the cavs won last year was when kyrie dropped 40 lol cavs dont have a consistent 2nd option
Yo how they call it KD's Warriors when he piggybacked a championship caliber team.That's Curry,Klay and Draymond's Warriors.They didn't even need him
Golden state does have a lot of luck your right, but they also are the biggest meme in history because bogut got injured and dryanond missed a game and not to mention steph playing while injured. they def lost that series because of lebrons greatness but injuries definitely played a large factor.
Khalid Ali lebron and kyrie greatness he didn’t do anything by himself kyrie averaged nearly 30 as a second option against the warriors in that series
kyrie dont get enuff props for his input, thats exactly why he left
Khalid Ali you think that they will risk their star player getting further injured..curry was not really hurt...
I love how Nick continuously brings up how the Warriors opponents have had injuries. The funny thing is that the teams the Warriors have faced that have had injuries are STILL BETTER THAN THE TEAMS LEBRON HAS FACED on his roads to the Finals every year.
"KD's warriors"
Chris Carter "Yeah... They go up & down on people's heads". Too funny
"KD's Warriors" Lol ok...
Kay Stone it just propoganda and brainwashing strategies.
kasimk4 It actually kinda made me mad. Like KD is really just along for the ride with the Warriors. That’s the Splash Brother’s team
If you’re the best player on the team then how is it not your team 🤔
Yeah thats right. Its my team
@@kevindurant5516 naw it ain't cause u a 🐍, it's Steph and klay's team
Here comes the excuse opening for LeBron. This Cavs team is not that bad
C_Ova yes they are...when start up players score 1 point..that's pretty bad....GO CAVS!!!!
That’s total BS, so when LeBron stays healthy it counts towards his legacy, yet when warriors stay healthy it’s “luck”. Psh.
Melvin Olaverria I'm pretty sure hes saying lucky as in they continue to play imjured teams
He also said it's lucky for them to stay healthy.
The thing is the Warriors two best players (KD and Steph) have had significant injuries before and it's fortunate for them they don't get injured or miss big games like the WCF. LBJ has never had a significant injury. Therefore different context.
That's not true, LeBron has had injuries specially with his back, and neck, and has also taken games off at the end of the season for rest for the playoffs. Which is fine, but to say that KD and Steph being healthy is "luck" and considering they had injuries, that's not luck, that's them working hard to stay healthy even though they might be injury prone. The context in fact works in THEIR favor.
Individual player staying healthy for 15 years, that's him taking care of his body and a little bit of luck he didn't land awkwardly or have zaza go mess up his landing. Warriors running into teams in the playoffs not at full strength on a consistent basis? That's luck
Cleveland have to slow the game down, specially in the 3rd quarter. Rebound like Dennis Rodman. They can win.
That makes it too easy for Golden State's defense. Without Kyrie to take some attention off LeBron a half court game won't work. I think Cleveland needs to move quick and score in transition.
FromGuiriga They can’t and they won’t
FromGuiriga That would make it more competitive. Doubt they will tho
How can u rebound a made basket? Lol 😂
Well said, it's the key
really! curry has had ankle problems, kd had the rib injury, and klay had the thumb injury. they haven't been lucky this post season
Gadeeswaggle they were hurt in the post season? Asking for google
and Draymond was limping in the spurs series, and is currently hurt with an ankle injury going into the finals
Bee Kay Steph missed the entire first round and the 1st game of the Pelicans series. Iguodala missed games games 4-7 vs Rockets. 🤷🏾♂️
J.R. Mason pelicans were missing their second best player so that one is even. But you mentioned Klay and KD
Val O everybody limps in the playoffs and everybody has minor ailments
Nick likes to mention the Luck that helped GSW but everyone/team has gotten lucky. Take Lebron for example. Ray Allen’s shot was lucky, Kyrie’s was lucky, Draymond getting suspended was lucky, to a lesser degree Rondo getting injured in 2012 when Boston was up 3-2 against Miami was lucky. Nick really wants to control the Narrative and make GSW look bad while biggin’ up Lebron. Disappointing.
Akash Patel also Celtics without Kyrie and Gordon
Akash Patel He's a Bronsexual tho
and how about when kyrie and love got injured during 2015 finals hehe
That’s a bad example u really tried to compare a play that happened in a game to the warriors opponent always getting injured
Alvin Nunez or a kawhiless spurs or boogie-less pelicans or cp3less rockets.
If Cavs win the finals it will answer the age old question of, "is the NBA rigged?" The answer will then be a definitive, yes.
Chris Poling don't show of your ignorance mate. Analytics don't win games scoring baskets efficiently and defense wins the game. If Cavs step up on D Warriors will suffer and if Cavs don't Warriors would have a field day. Don't forget Cavs players are NBA stars also and would yearn for the ring as much as the warriors players.
No way you watched game 7 of Cavs Boston and still don't understand that's it's rigged. Never saw a game 7 elimination game where no one was sweating lol NBA is a joke. WWE
Travis Smith dumbest comment I have ever seen. Why some of you even watch basketball?
Chris Poling for the final time, YOU CANT RIG SHOTS GOING IN,..
Chris Poling If the team you support wins then NBA not rigged, else NBA is rigged...
Excuses, excuses. The Warriors can only play whoever shows up. They had injuries and their players have missed time just like everyone else. It's not their fault that Kyrie hurt himself. Kawhi Leonard came into that series with Golden State already injured so blaming Zaza for that injury in full is disingenuous. No one ever says anything about Golden State when they collapsed even though Steph and Bogut were injured in 2016.
Quit whining and accept that the Warriors have been the best team over the last 4 seasons and their appearances in 4 straight Finals is indicative of that.
Rob Miles Green was also suspended in a close out game on the Warriors home court.
Well, yes, but that was something the Warriors actually did to themselves and wasn't predicated to dumb luck. Unless people are willing to admit that for all the times they claim the Warriors got "lucky" that Green's suspension was just as much bad luck. Remember, I'm only going on the narrative because people and their asterisks...
Rob Miles The point was that suspension was controversial, and when you factor everything else in it seemed to snowball.
thats what i was sayin, kawhi was already having injury issues because in the previous round against the rockets he didn't even play in the close out game.
Rob Miles they have never missed time in the finals..
Currys gsw* change title
No way Kevin Love would be the 7th man for Houston. He would definitely start over PJ Tucker
Isnt Kevin Love allstar 😰😰😰
Mefail Rexha i think kevin forgot he was
He's certainly not playing like it
Nah
Love was a 1st Ballot HOF before he started playing with Bron, I always hear Bron Bron makes his teammates better, are we sure about that, just ask Bosh, he was on his way to the Hall before his play was diminished to a spot up 3pt shooter. Irving left after Bron calling him "the kid" about 10 billion times. Jordan helped mold pippen and tried to make him a better player ultimately being top 50 all time, Bron Bron takes hall of fame caliber players and drastically diminishes their play to spotup 3pt shooting roll players, and you wonder why his teammates are trash.
Aaron Martinez thats true
After this Finals LeBron will tie Jordan with 6. In Reverse with 6 Losses that is.
sassypepsisimba basketball is a team sport
hahahahahaha
sassypepsisimba
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This loss wouldnt hurt his legacy
GED Instructor of course it’s a team game. That’s Y Kyrie left. When the Cavs win LeBron did it, when the Cavs Lose not enough help.
Kd is the softest superstar of all time. Every ring he wins is voided.
Coming from A Lebron stan.
Same goes for Lebron foo
Facts
His rings are voided to YOU! And last time I checked...who are you LMAO? KD averaged 35 last year on your favorite players HEAD. Stop hating.
OG Burberry well it will be KD's legacy just like Kobe's 3 ring with Shaq.Thats Kobe ain't in the conversation of GOAT."PERIOD"
One thing that is consistent about the Cavs supporting cast is there inconsistency.
Keep saying that "lebron is doing it solo, ho help", lets see how the morale of the team goes. No one wants to hear that you are useless when you are on lebron's team. No wonder Kyrie asked for a trade. That Shining spotlight on lebron's head is blinding everyone. Celtics wouldnt miss those shots without those defense from supporting cast. I get what steph was saying, dont respect the hardwork the other teammates did. Yeah, lebron is great, but that doesnt mean the rest of the roster watched from the bench.
Raymond Sid Hernandez Bronsexuals will disrespect the world in an effort to make Lebron as good as MJ....it doesn't work but I like all their crazy lame excuses
I wanted golden state to win but I’m glad ppl aren’t blaming CP3s injury. It was a great series!
ClassE Beats but Cp3 going down didn't help the Rockets either
Patrick Bell can’t argue with that
Steph, Klay, KD and Dramond against Labron?! 3 1/2 hall of famers against one hall of famers. Due the math. If the warriors don't sweep the cav's they should not be mention with the greatest; Lakers, Celtics, Spurs, Pistons and Bulls.
Warriors rings has as much value as RingPops
I am Jesus Father I’m a Cavs but the first one they won without KD. Yea I know we loss Kyrie and Love but I hate to use that as a excuse.
I wish ... I got soooo many ring pops lmao
God dont like ugly... Just let these cats play and then cry when its over( of u r cavs fan )..but dont hate that much 2 say that warrior rings arw illegitimate
Because you are a hater. Warriors put the work in. Cavs have bad leadership.
I am Jesus Father all history will see are rings. And all history will see are LeBrons finals losses. History don’t care about details.
Refs will help cavs at least 2 games to make series interesting.
help cavs??? you mean help Lebron since his teammates will be a non factor right?
J T pacers beat em
J T yup. Just like they did last year....
hater logic, lebron wins the game is rigged , he loses hes trash
Definitely.
Dnt knw why nba wanted gsw to finals..didnt they know viewership and merchandise sales wont be too pleasing since its gon be a short series
Nick Wright and the rest of the Lebron worshippers were really hoping for the Rockets to come out of the West. The Rockets would have been handily destroyed by Lebron in six games or less. ‘Bron would’ve put up a 40 point triple double stat line against this Rockets. Golden State Warriors, on the other hand, are Lebron’s, and his Cleveland Cavaliers’, worst nightmare.
Central Lifestyle FACTS
Central Lifestyle the rockets were the west’s #1 seed
DRAWN you think I care or feel sorry for Lebron about that? Lebron did the same when he joined the Miami Heat. They were stacked all the way through to the teeth. They had at least 4 future hall of famers in the court most times: Lebron, D Wade, Bosh, Ray Allen etc and ask some of the best shooters of all times (Mike Miller) and some of the best one-on-one perimeter defenders (Shane Battier) and interior defenders (Udonis Haslem). No one with common sense feels sorry for Lebron he has to face Golden State Warriors. He started the trend and karma has come back to bite him in his face now. Deal with it.
So we just gonna disrespect KLove like he's not an all-star just to elevate Lebron?? I don't hate on Lebron but his fans are so desperate to make him universally known as the goat they start saying some outlandish things. What's wrong with letting him prove it first?
TheGreatCalii EXACTLY..... PREACH!
gregory Barnett He's not close. Take your groupthink elsewhere
TheGreatCalii and I thought Bron Bron makes his teammates better, didn't he just drive Iring out of town...Irving is a future HOF.....Bosh was demoted to a spotup 3pt shooter and he was well on his way to a HOF career.....Love was also on his way to the HOF, again his game diminished so much he may be on the fringe of making it and before he ever went to Cleveland he was a 1st ballot HOF. But again Bron Bron needs more help and apparently he makes his teammates better, are we sure about that?
TheGreatCalii you just a hater...
always honest your an idiot.
Yeah, breaking the regular season win mark was luck, too. So bron was lucky that Steph wasn't 100 in the 2016 finals, right? Oh, forgot analytics only apply when it suits your argument, otherwise everything is "luck".
Steph Curry told everybody himself "I'm back" during the WCF. he can't say he's back then blame his poor performance on being hurt. nobody's 100% that late into the season
Warriors were lucky in 2015, when kyrie was out.L-U-C-K LUCK!
Luck was Curry dropping 38 game 4 and then blowing a3-1 lead
I don't know how a professional athlete can say that any team has "NO CHANCE". There' always a chance, maybe very small, but there's always a chance.
Well hasn’t Lebron been lucky too to some degree, in terms of being in the east? The competition in the awest is tougher than the east.
What about Kyrie and Gordon Hayward being hurt in the east conference finals..? That’s luck too huh nick?! FOH
Michael Lang If Bron was in the West he'd have a much better supporting cast and probably be undefeated in the finals.
Michael Lang Bron beat the 2011-13 Bulls and Pacers squads. He beat 73-9 Warriors, the 2012 Thunder when they had KD, Russ, Harden and Ibaka and they beat the Spurs.
What about Kyrie being hurt in 2015. Don't be a hypocrite
11simonjr Um, I was responding to what nick said since he was complaining about the Warriors being lucky. I was pointing out that the same argument could be made against Lebron.
Try thinking things through before just responding 😉
Elonzo Willis Stop making excuses. Some organizations are smart, the Cavs aren’t one of them. Therefore, Lebron has the supporting cast that he has
Thank you CC... No one really knew that?i mean thank you so much for that analysis.... What an insight....
LeBron is now the ALL TIME leader in missed fgs in the playoffs and the most turnovers ALLTIME in the playoffs.......3-6 is the second or third worse finals record(only counting guys with a ring)
ryen mcdonald top 5 worst 3pt % as well
ryen mcdonald
LeBron James also #1 all time in points, steals, don't leave that out 😂😂
It's not like Kobe Bryant being #1 all time in missed shots in regular season and only being #3 in points 😂
Tony Davis LeBron shot twice under 40% in the Finals.
Tony Davis 1...The media brings up all of LeBrons good stats but NO ONE in the media has even brought up the stats I just said that one or rarely any other negative stat. So I educated u fangirls. Deal with it 2...if u wanna bring up kobes missed fg stat in the regular season while making a big deal of it then don't ignore and not make a bid deal of LeBrons missed fg stat in the playoffs....makes y'all look stupider. AND DONT FORGET ALL THOSE alltime leading TURNOVERS that LeBron had😂😂😂. 3.....U forgot or didn't want to mention his rings, winning( all time leader in playoff wins vs 50+ win teams) and record 5-2 vs LeBrons 3-6(U know it's coming) on teams with more talent vs lesser competition in a lesser era. Stats over winning and competition is typical for u guys. The goat conversation was over in 2011 and the vast majority of the ex NBA players and hall of famers including the goat and shaq choose Kobe over LeBron for a reason
abc lil Choking an entire finals and being out played by a bench player
Best starting five for cavs in this series would be Hill, Smith/l, James, Green, Love. They need the offense. Clarkson, Hood, Korver, Nance, Thompson second string.
I just came here for the "KDs Warriors" comments. Lmao
Its Stephs team btw
Tristian Thompson would be great with Golden State. He can guard multiple positions and he's a very good rebounder. I also would take George Hill as a backup to Step.
Get all y'all LeBron vs Jordan debates out while y'all can because after this finals it's time to start comparing LeBron to Jerry West with them finals losses
#facts
Tonio5100 factsssssss
so what you're saying is that you think with the Cavalier's cast of role players Jordan would have been able to beat a team with two MVP players in their prime, who's third best player is a top 4 shooter of all time who has the record for most points in a single quarter and has dropped 60 points in just 3 quarters taking just 11 dribbles while doing it, who's FOURTH best player is a defensive player of the year and extremely versatile both offensively and defensively, and a team that has an very strong bench which includes an NBA finals MVP?
Kyle Blasberg I'm not say that BUT I WILL SAY THIS THO..... Jordan NEVER let anyone outshine him in the finals & that's a FACT..... Would LeBron have won in 2011 if you switched him & Dirk & put LeBron on the Mavs? 🤔 He pry wouldn't even make the finals with that Mavs team
Kyle Blasberg also Jordan NEVER had a former prime finals MVP as a 2nd option nor had a prime 24pts 10rebs guy as a 3rd option.... So when y'all play the flip roles game make sure you include all the GREAT things LeBron got that Jordan NEVER had
Cris's bluntness is pretty funny, and he's right lol
B.S. Kevin Love could be Golden States 5 (center)
He can take some rebounds for the team and make some open 3s.
I could start at 5 for them and they'd still win the finals with all the talent that they have on that team
To me i think Kevin love would be perfect for warriors system and how they make players better. He's a 3pt shooter he can grab rebounds he can post. Lol they better be careful other wise warriors will recruit him and he will turn him into the splash brothers
It's the system. So they would all be better with GSW
Eric Marsh he can't defend pick and rolls
nooo the 2002 NBA finals with new Jersey nets and Lakers that was a miss match
Itll be a gentlemans sweep. Lebron will cancel Durant in points. Love in theory will cancel Draymond in points. Thats leaves Curry and Thompson unaccounted for
This is one of smartest things I've seen/heard all day. It's so simple too. Thank You.
Love will cancel Draymond in points but not impact. Dray is a much better passer and defender than Love
Lebron cancel KD points? with KD scoring 30 a game and spacing? i take that any day :D :D :D (LBJ) is an OVERRATED defender
Shane Williams no
Lol LeBron hasn't played defense in at least 2 yrs so he can sustain his energy and bulldoze. Snek is avging 35 on 55% and there really isn't anything they can do about it
Honestly. The warriors will play their big men more on this series. They need the rebounds. Javele Mcgee was a factor in last year's finals , im as shocked as you.
Bron go to Houston then it's going to be set up for them to play Celtics in finals. NBA ratings a be brazy.
IM TeCashh and face kyrie Irving
That Pink Hittin Baby
If there is anything, this is a great time to be an underdog. I mean everyone already counted the Cavs out, there is practically nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
only chance the cavs have is if the warriors are too much confident
nintant muzbit just like how Bron blows his 3-1 lead during Miami being too much confident....but thinking of the crazy scoring ability of Durant and curry. I doubt that.... they have the asset to be over confident
abc1234 what 3-1 lead he blew🤔🤔
Call it like it is Nick, the Warriors have beaten injured teams dating back to their first title run in 2015..... how is that overlooked???
Cavs in 6
Remember at the start of the playoffs, these same people were saying how unlucky the warriors were with all their INJURIES! lmao
It's not that bad for the Cavs. They will win 2 games without too much trouble, 3 if Warriors choke and the rings if sun rises in the west.
Samantha Heron
Cris: "Kevin Love is been horrible"😂😂😂😂😂
It's to the point where if Cavs win 2 games that's equal to winning a title..... LeBron be getting rewarded for LOSING more than anyone in the history of the game smh
C'mon bro, you know if Lebron loses this finals, he's going to get dogged with 3-6 forever. Please do not act like Lebron doesn't get heavy criticism for losing.
Bryan AND HE SHOULD GET DOGGED!!!!! For one everyone want to propel him into the GOAT conversation THEN when we criticize him according to GOAT standards everyone wants to cry about how heavily he gets criticized..... LeBron is maybe the ONLY top 10 player to have a LOSING record in the finals
Tonio5100 Woah!
Well If more than half of your finals meetings are agaisnt the Spurs and this warriors team. And every year your team was an HEAVY underdog, It makes sense. Every other top ten player were never underdogs in the finals. That shows how great these matchups are and how great Lebron is. You can't just have one or two great players any more. You need 3 or for top 20 players to even make the conference finals.
Tonio5100 because it’s incredible that lebron got this team to the finals.... no other player could do that’s lbj is incredible
The Baby faced Assassin said what he needed to say. He is nit giving the Cavs any extra motivation by disrespecting them.
The Warriors will not sweep the Cavs. Sissi is completely wrong the only reason the Warriors made the finals is because of Chris Paul's injury.
The Cavs will pull an extraordinary win no one could believe.
Mo Taffa Thank you Cavs taking this one
Extraordinary win. You're right. They probably could get a win in the series but may not.
Mo Taffa 🤦🏿♂️
What about the time they lost Andrew Bogut due to injury, in the 2016 finals loss to Cleveland. The Warriors had no chance without him but no one ever talks about that.
Cleveland will win in 7
GS has been fortunate. OK NIck! But I have never heard you say LeBron has been FORTUNATE that he plays in the east; that he played with Wade and Bosh; that he played with Kyrie and Love.
Both Warrior fans and Cleveland fans are hypocrites.
Michael Jordan is PEAK Voltage.....Lebron James is RMS Voltage. Plain and simple....
I believe the warriors will lose
Gotta be slow
Black Codex bwa ha ha
I would ask you to wager your life savings, but then I don't need a McDonalds meal that bad.
Hodgepodge Delight 😂😂😂😂
It also believe that the earth is flat. Now we've both said something that isn't true. Haha.
CC has a pretty good basketball sense! Always a class act too! 👏
Cavs in 6 after that ,LeBron is the real GoaT💪💪💪💪💪
Joyce3095 Dedal 😑
Don't blame GSW because they have the best team. It's not about luck, it's about talent. Chris Carter is right, people need to give GSW credit.
Lebron created a superteam then gsw was just a homegrown superteam they beat lebron simple. Snake>Lestatpaddler
That's a half truth
GS went and got KD when they already had 1 superstar and 2 allstar and a former allstar in Andre. 5 stars just to beat Lebron and Kyrie... after the Cavs beat them on even grounds in 2016. When GS won the first time Ktrie and Love were injured.
Nolan Pratt 😂😂😂
D12's Magic vs. Kobe's Lakers was a similar matchup in terms of inequality of talent between the two teams in the finals.
GSW gets no respect (thnx KD) from me but congrats to them for the easiest Championship ever. i'm not a CAVS bandwagon follower but this is way to easy. i really hope the CAVS can win at least one game..
joseph daguerre jr yeah this is a sweep
Can y’all talk about the NBA Ratings
CC kills me im dying 😂
Yoooo shoutout to the ones who aint get our lives right but still out here on the on the blacktop killing! Finally somebody shouted us out, that boy nick wright real for that one! ... Cavs in 7!
I don’t know what they are talking about please someone tell me if they wouldn’t change a starting Aaron Baines for Kevin love or even a Jeff green at the 4.
Kevin Love should’ve stayed Or go back to Minnesota where he was their number one option and did his best work. When he’s healthy he’s really good I’d pick him on my team any day he went to Cleveland and became a third option so he doesn’t get as many ball touches as he used to do and that can affect the way you play
Warriors don't get injured because they have so much depth and talent. Puts less strain on their star players.
And I would also take Jeff Green. He would thrive in the Golden State system.
HOW COME NO MENTION OF THAT 3RD QUARTER OFFICIATING THAT CHANGED THE GAME?
Alex Honeyghan and don't forget those 2 no calls on what would have been a 4 point play and a 3 point play for 7 crucial points when the rockets were still ahead by a few. After that the momentum changed:(
Excuse me Chris Carter these are not KD's Warriors, if your gonna get technical these are Steph Curry's Warriors. Warriors stay healthy they have a better chance to Win. Their a great Team right now, just saying. 🏆🏆🏆
Nick Wright, I believe you meant to say 2002. While Iverson’s Sixers were clearly overmatched, they still boasted the defensive POY, 6th man, coach of the year PLUS the MVP & scoring champ. The Nets of ‘02 were extremely overmatched.
Their leading scorer (J. Kidd) averaged 14.8 a game, their starting Center was a third or fourth string backup on the 01 Sixers (Todd MacCollugh) that ought to tell you everything you need to know. On top of that, New Jersey got swept. Philly actually beat LA once and on the road at that. No other team in the West could take a game vs. those Lakers. I believe that’s more of a testament to how good those Sixers really were. Very underrated team for their era.
What about New Jersey vs Lakers
I love how everyone just disregards that Andrew Bogut getting injured doesn't matter. He was the starting center and one of the best rim protectors in the league. After Draymond gets suspended and Bogut goes down and igudala starts having back spasms then they don't win another game after being up 3-1. But that doesn't matter. It only matters when it's the other team.
Nick shouldn't have brought up injuries.
The Warriors strength has been their ability to keep on winning despite injuries. Also their style of play helps them to avoid long lasting injuries, since their top players don't attempt risky plays.