Well we made it. The NBA Finals start tonight and to no surprise it will be the third installment of Warriors vs. Cav’s. In fact, with the exception of the Utah/LA Clippers series, there wasn’t one upset throughout the entire playoffs (if you even want to call a 5 seed over a 4 an upset) proving my point even more that the NBA Playoffs suck.
But who cares right? This finals should generate more than enough buzz to make us all forget about the snooze-fest that took place the past month and a half. Or will it? Unfortunately I do not foresee any kind of “savior” series that will salvage what has been an overall disappointing playoffs. For you to understand where I am coming from, let’s take a quick trip back to the 2014 NBA Finals.
It was the second straight year of the San Antonio Spurs vs Miami Heat in the Finals. The year before, the Spurs had Miami dead to rights until a complete collapse in game 6, and the hangover that ensued for game 7 gave LeBron his second title. However 2014 was a different story. San Antonio seemed like a team on a mission, and that mission apparently was to obliterate the Miami Heat. The series only took 5 games with each of San Antonio’s victories coming by an average margin of 18 points.
The Warriors are a similar team on a mission. After becoming the first team in NBA Finals history to lose after having a 3-1 series lead, this team is as focused as the aforementioned Spurs. They are currently 12-0 in the playoffs, winning each game by an average margin of 16.3 points. They know they blew an opportunity to be one of the few teams in any professional sport to win three straight championships, and trying to show that last year was simply a fluke.
This year I see a similar result from the one that took place in 2014. The Finals won’t take more than 5 games, with each game being decided by double digit margins. Durant gets his title and the Warriors get some closure on the failures from a year ago.
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