After beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 on Friday night, the Golden State Warriors are one win away from their second consecutive NBA championship. Moreover, regular-season MVP Stephen Curry finally had a big game, going seven for 13 on 3-pointers and scoring 38 points. In a series with few breakout performances, this may be […]
As bad as the Cleveland Cavaliers looked going down 2-0 against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, the tables were turned in Cleveland’s 120-90 Game 3 rout. Just about everything that had gone poorly for the Cavs in the series’ first two games — from horrific shooting to porous defense — reversed itself, […]
As bad as the Cleveland Cavaliers looked going down 2-0 against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, the tables were turned in Cleveland’s 120-90 Game 3 rout. Just about everything that had gone poorly for the Cavs in the series’ first two games — from horrific shooting to porous defense — reversed itself, […]
With a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals heading to Cleveland, the FiveThirtyEight NBA Elo model gives the Golden State Warriors an 89 percent chance of repeating as champions, which — admit it — feels low. I’m personally on record as being more bullish about the Warriors’ chances than the models, mostly because the […]
With a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals heading to Cleveland, the FiveThirtyEight NBA Elo model gives the Golden State Warriors an 89 percent chance of repeating as champions, which — admit it — feels low. I’m personally on record as being more bullish about the Warriors’ chances than the models, mostly because the […]
