The Cleveland Cavaliers have been through another up-and-down season and don't have the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but they're still among the favorites to win the NBA title. Many expect they'll get another rematch with the Golden State Warriors in the Finals, yet almost no one is giving the Cavs a chance in that scenario. Those people are a bit misguided and obviously don't remember what happened last year against the best team in regular season history. Here are three reasons why the Cavs will win the NBA title again:
3) Easier road
As had been the case ever since LeBron went back to Cleveland, the Cavaliers have had a much easier road to the Finals than anyone in the Western Conference. Whoever comes out of the West will have had to beat a 50-win team and a 60-win team (barring any major upsets), and Golden State's Andre Iguodala admitted that having to face the Thunder in the conference finals took a major toll on them last year.
Sure, Cleveland may not get the top seed, but no one expects the Celtics, Raptors or Wizards to pose any real threat in the postseason. In fact, they are 8-2 against those teams this year. The Cavs should cruise to the Finals and be rested yet again.
2) Depth advantage
Yes, the Cavs have struggled to get all of their new pieces acclimated during the regular season, but everyone has just been bored waiting for the postseason to get here. They won't do this in the playoffs, but Cleveland can go 11 deep with impact players. Deron Williams and Kyle Korver had contributed to this team's struggles defensively, but both are playing better lately and are veterans who have had major performances in the playoffs before. No other team can go as deep as the Cavs, adding to the versatility of this team.
1) LeBron James
LeBron is still the best player in the world and is out to prove such again in the postseason. There is no one in the East who can match him (as we've seen every year since 2010), and the Warriors haven't shown the ability to stop him either. In the last two Finals, he is averaging 32.5 ppg, 12.2 rpg, 8.8 apg, 2.0 spg and 1.5 bpg against Golden State. There is no reason to think he will struggle this time around, either.
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