Will the NBA Finals be worth the wait?
We walk through the leading stories and our predictions heading into Warriors vs. Cavaliers III.
Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
LeBron James and the Cavaliers have been on a collision course with the Warriors ever since last June and The Finals are upon us! Finally.
This should be epic. Was it worth it, though?
That’s a trickier question than it appears because the inevitability of this year’s matchup has cast a pall over everything else that’s happened in the league. Even the playoffs were a letdown.
We get into that, plus the inevitable LeBron-Jordan question, and what we’d like to see from both teams. (Paul even remembered to plug into his microphone 25 minutes into the pod.)
Also on the pod:
- Gonz enjoyed this regular season more than Flanns. He’s able to compartmentalize, apparently.
- Still, this should be really good. These are the two best versions of these teams with good health and solid rest.
- Any concern over the Cavs dropping a game in the conference finals? Alternative question: Do we trust the Cavs’ defense yet?
- Gonz is all in on Kyrie Irving who figures to be an interesting character in this series.
- The LeBron-Jordan thing. It’s a great topic to talk about, but things get irrational quickly when you start talking about the Jordan mythology.
- The Warriors are clearly the favorites. But would it shock either of us if the Cavs went back-to-back? No, it would not.
- We finish with predictions. You’ll have to get to the end though.
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