Warriors. Cavaliers. NBA Finals. Round 3. Rubber match. The first trilogy. Enough hype. It’s been hyped all year. Let’s get to the picks.
Scoreboard Page: Golden State blew a 3-1 lead. They won’t this year. Warriors in 5. I went against the grain (when only 8 of 53 “experts” did) and picked the Cavaliers last year and it worked. The tide behind the Warriors this year is just as strong as 2016 and 2015 (41 of 49), but I don’t believe Cleveland can overcome it this time. Golden State has a score to settle.
USA Today
Amick: Warriors in 6
Zillgitt: Warriors in 6
Singer: Warriors in 7
Neuharth-Keusch: Warriors in 6
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2017/05/28/nba-finals-predictions-cavaliers-warriors-round-3/102261374/
Sporting News
Deveney: Warriors in 6
Read more: http://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba-au/news/nba-playoffs-finals-2017-schedule-pick-prediction-cavs-vs-warriors-lebron-james-stephen-curry/czf5ydit7azr1e4jw2mzicjee
CBS Sports
Reiter: Warriors in 7
Skolnick: Warriors in 7
Herbert: Warriors in 6
Moore: Warriors in 6
Barnewall: Warriors in 7
Maloney: Warriors in 5
Botkin: Cavaliers in 7
Read more: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2017-nba-finals-predictions-for-cavs-vs-warriors-can-lebron-cleveland-get-any-love/
Sports Illustrated
Jenkins: Warriors in 5
Golliver: Warriors in 5
Sharp: Warriors in 5
Dollinger: Cavaliers in 6
Mahoney: Warriors in 5
Nadkarni: Warriors in 5
Prince: Warriors in 6
Woo: Cavaliers in 7
Read more: https://www.si.com/nba/2017/05/29/nba-finals-predictions-warriors-cavaliers-preview-lebron-james
Yahoo’s The Vertical
Scalabrine: Warriors in 5
Bleacher Report
Moton: Cavaliers in 7
Read more: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2712297-nba-finals-2017-cavaliers-vs-warriors-schedule-format-predictions-and-more
NBC Sports
Helin: Warriors in 6
More info: http://www.nbcsports.com/video/pbt-extra-nba-finals-prediction
ESPN
Adande: Cavs in 7
Arnovitz: Warriors in 5
Begley: Cavs in 7
Doolittle: Warriors in 6
Elhassan: Warriors in 5
Engelman: Warriors in 5
Ford: Warriors in 7
Forsberg: Warriors in 6
Friedell: Warriors in 6
Gutierrez: Warriors in 5
Haberstrom: Warriors in 5
Han: Warriors in 5
Haynes: Warriors in 7
Herring: Warriors in 6
Holmes: Warriors in 6
Legler: Warriors in 7
Lowe: Warriors in 6
MacMahon: Warriors in 6
MacMullan: Warriors in 7
Markazi: Warriors in 7
McMenamin: Cavs 6
Pelton: Warriors in 5
Shelburne Warriors in 6
Spears: Warriors in 7
Wise: Cavs in 7
Wright: Cavs in 7
Young: Warriors in 5
Youngmisuk: Warriors in 6
Read more: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19473820/2017-nba-finals-expert-predictions-golden-state-warriors-cleveland-cavaliers-finals-matchup