INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- The Cavaliers are the NBA's defending champion.
It bears repeating because, well, they're a heavy underdog in the 2017 Finals to the Golden State Warriors.
"I don't feel like we're underdogs," Kevin Love said on Saturday, following Cleveland's first practice in preparation for the Finals. "We match up well with them and I think they'd say the same about us."
Oddsmakers disagree, Kevin.
The Warriors are comfortable favorites in Las Vegas to beat the Cavs for the second time in three Finals.
The probability tracking site fivethirtyeight.com, which computes probable outcomes for elections and major sports leagues, gives the Warriors a 90 percent chance to win the series.