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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 …

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What a difference a year makes. The NBA Finals teams are the same, but the roles are reversed. Stephen Curry has surpassed LeBron James in hype if not ability. The picks are actually pretty similar, though. 41 of 49 NBA experts we found last year picked the Warriors to win the Finals. This time, 45 …

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41 of 49 experts we found picked the Golden State Warriors over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals. That’s a surprise, even if it is common sense. You’d think more than a handful of NBA experts would go with their heart and LeBron James. Especially when you consider that 27 – 27! – …

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The opening tip is just hours away and the national media has pulled a 180-degree shift in their views of this NBA Finals rematch. Last year, we found 33 NBA experts that gave the Miami Heat a 23-10 edge. And they turned out to be correct. This year it’s no surprise that the San Antonio …

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No need for NBA power rankings this week. Two teams enter the NBA Finals, one team leaves as a champion. If you don’t want to count logos above, it’s Heat 23, Spurs 10. Of course, if you take away ESPN’s 18 (18?!) NBA experts, that leaves the scoreboard at a much closer 9-6 margin for …

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Welcome to the “Are you insane?!” NBA power rankings. Ask me again in a week. Wait… it’s the NBA, make that two weeks. 1. Pacers: There are worse things than uttering “What if…” after losing Game 1 in OT to the defending champs. If you’re doing it after Game 7, that’s different. Meanwhile…  2. Heat: …

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