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My Prediction For The 2016 NBA Finals

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My Prediction For The 2016 NBA Finals
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The NBA Playoffs are back again in full swing, and it will be the last of competitive basketball we will see for a while. Despite this, the NBA season has been somewhat of a bore this year — quite predictable, to say the least. The Golden State Warriors dominated the Association this year, finishing their campaign in the 2015-16 season with an NBA record of 73 wins. But that's not to say that they are going to win the NBA Finals when they're competing in the Wild Western Conference. But this article will predict the NBA Finals, winners out of the West and East for the Finals trophy.

Western Conference: Golden State Warriors

Should this really be a question? The Warriors, after completing their pursuit for the trophy last year, became an even more dominant team this year. Despite last year's Finals being played against a decimated Cleveland Cavaliers squad (Lebron playing without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love), the Warriors won without much of a fight. I believe this year will see the same domination from Golden State as last year. Golden State is arguably the most complete team in the league. They have a formula of playing with a very small lineup since their only real threat on the block is Andrew Bogut. However, with the wide array of shooters that Golden State has, their offense is a lot of isolation and drive and pass. Stephen Curry is arguably the best player in the league right now, while his partner in crime, Klay Thompson, is no slouch, either. Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, the list goes on forever for the team that has probably the best offense in the league.

Eastern Conference: Cleveland Cavaliers

Lebron. Enough said. But no, seriously, this year will be a rematch of last. Again, one can see a very complete team in Cleveland, who have a big three of their own with Lebron, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love. The Cavs are the best all-around team in the East. Their defense under new coach Tyronn Lue has struggled at times, but their offense is as equally dangerous as Golden State's. The big three and J.R. Smith have been doing all the scoring for Cleveland, and I am sure they are very hungry to get a shot at the Warriors again for the biggest prize in the NBA. After all, they finished this year with a relatively same record as last year, and they are riding momentum after ending their first round early with a four-game sweep of the Detroit Pistons. No doubt that they have what it takes to keep on playing through June, and since the Eastern Conference is so weak, they don't really have any serious competition.
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