By Brian Robb, CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) — The Cleveland Cavaliers are the defending NBA champions and just finished up one of the most dominant runs ever through the Eastern Conference playoffs. All of that doesn’t matter much in the eyes of the handicappers, as Cleveland remains a heavy underdog (2-to-1) to the Golden State Warriors as the 2017 NBA Finals get ready to kick off on Thursday night.
While most of the experts aren’t giving the Cavs a chance, I expect this series to be much closer to a tossup that should go the distance.