After meeting in two straight NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are considered to be the prohibitive favorites to return to the NBA’s biggest stage.
This isn’t your daddy’s Cavaliers team, with the Big Three of Brad Daugherty, Mark Price and Larry Nance being bullied by Michael Jordan‘s Chicago Bulls teams in the playoffs.
In fact, no Eastern Conference team has been so completely deflated by the top team in the conference like the Chicago Bulls. Even before Derrick Rose‘s ascending star was torn apart with his ACL, the Chicago Bulls found it virtually impossible to defeat James in a playoff duel.