Various Bitcoin sportsbook has set its NBA Championship 2017 predictions. Most are seeing the Warriors taking home the cup this season. According to most sportsbook, the Cavs have a very good chance at the Eastern Conference. The Warriors, on the other hand, are the favored team in the Western Conference. Golden State also has better odds at winning the championship. Eastern conference Directbet outright winner of the Eastern Conference odds is leaning towards the Cavaliers with 1.28 odds. William Hill is also setting the Cavs with 1.30 odds for the Eastern Conference. The Celtics are the closes to the Cavs than the others with odds of 3.75. These odds are not surprising since the Cavs mighty trio of Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, and LeBron James are at the top of their game. As a matter of fact, …show more content…
The Celtic’s star point guard is flexible enough to be a threat in different parts of the court. His score average is more than 23 points in each game and he is getting 45% of his shots. With Thomas’ lead, the team got four straight wins. Western Conference For the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors takes commanding 1.20 odds of winning at Bet365. William Hill is also giving the Warriors 1.17 odds to win the conference. The only teams that can get close to the Warrior’s odds are the Spurs which have 6.50 on William Hill and 6.00 on Bet365. The Warriors All-Star cast is a threat to take seriously. The team has Steph Curry who is a two time MVP. The team won 73 regular games just last season. Adding Kevin Durant into the team simply makes the Warriors a juggernaut this season. It is going to be an uphill battle for the Spurs with Tim Duncan out of the team this season. Filling Duncan’s shoes is Gasol this year. On the other hand, veteran players Parker and Ginobili will likely be hungry enough to give it their all for a shot at just one more
During the 2015-2016 season, Lebron James went home to the Cavaliers and went on to have wins of 57 and losses 25. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers were playing the Golden State Warriors. The Cavaliers were down 3-1, if they were to lose
Steph Curry’s hard work led him to be the face of the Warriors franchise. Stephen Curry has gotten many achievements and will continue to do so. He will lead the Warriors to another NBA title this
But the question is how all of these strong personalities and undeniable talents will play out on the court together. It can either be a success for a franchise that hasn’t had many peaks since the days of Chris Webber, Jason “White Chocolate” Williams, and Mike Bibby, just to name a few. But this current roster holds the most talent that this team has seen in years and they can capitalize on that to finally make some noise in a tough Western
The article written by Bruce Jenkins starts off by saying that the regular season of the Warriors was a “bumbling mess”. This article was written to be read generally by the people of San Francisco and Warriors fans. The Warriors went from a historic 73-9 record in the 2016 season, to a 67-15 record in the 2017 season, and a recent 58-24 record in the 2018 season. At the beginning of the article, Bruce talks about factors that have led to the teams bumpy season like not having a reliable center. He says that the team has reached a point to where the team’s centers are not feared by any postseason opponent. Towards the end of the article, Bruce talks about the future of the team and things to consider. He talks about possible matchups and how the team isn’t ready defensively to play, even if Stephen Curry is on the court. With the article discussing the Warriors’ downward spiral, the article uses the devices of ethos, logos, and pathos.
To begin with did you know Steph curry was drafted in 2009 according to wikipedia . According to the article “ warriors history index “ it states; “ the golden state warriors are the one only three charter member of national basketball Associations “ this proves the golden state warriors is one of the best teams to last though all of Basketball today. The most scoring player in the NBA was on the golden state warriors name, Wilt Chamberlain. According to the article “ 18 thing you might not know about the golden state warriors “ it stated; “
The Spurs can win the series just by playing Spurs basketball, they have a system in place and they just have to follow it. They must contain Marc Gasol in the post. I think if they're able to take him out of his game, then
The following list will rank each playoff according to their entertainment value thus far. While the playoffs are unpredictable, one thing is certain, Cavaliers vs Warriors III couldn’t come soon enough.
The contest with Milwaukee was Thompson’s 300th consecutive game played as a Cavalier, which is also the second-longest active streak in the NBA, behind only DeAndre Jordan (332) of the Los Angeles Clippers. Thompson became just the fourth player in Cavs history to play in 300 straight games, joining Jim Chones (361), Austin Carr (351) and Danny Ferry (301). The Cavs power forward finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Milwaukee, his second double-double of the season.
The Warriors scored a close 106-100 win over the Phoenix Sun at the Talking Stick Resort Arena to improve the team’s record to two wins in three games played this week. However, the last season’s Coach of the Year winner admitted that his players were frustrated with how slowly everything is coming along during the game.
This happens to be an incredibly popular statement that I have seen being used across social media. Many fans label Kevin Durant as a ?coward? or a ?snake? and claim that he ruined the landscape of the NBA. Throughout this article I am going to be talking about my thoughts on two differing perspectives: Kevin Durant couldn?t win so he left to win a guaranteed championship, and this is exactly the same type of rivalry we have seen throughout the history of the NBA. At the end, I will reveal my true personal opinion on the subject and my current thoughts about the Warriors and this series going forward.
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The Warriors will enter next season as defending champions after a historical run to the Larry O'Brien trophy. The Cavaliers made the finals and pushed Golden State to six games despite missing three opening-night starters, two of which are all-stars. Thus far this offseason they have resigned Kevin Love, LeBron James, and Iman Shumpert. They intend to do the same with Tristan Thompson and J.R. Smith. They also added Mo Williams and are showing interest in big time scoring wingmen such as Jamal Crawford and Joe Johnson. The San Antonio Spurs held their core intact while adding LaMarcus Aldridge, the biggest name free agent on the market this year. There front court only got better as they picked up former all-star David West on a discount. Boy have the Clippers been in the news this offseason. To make a very long story short, they resigned the leagues leading rebounder, DeAndre Jordan. Paul Pierce will be back home next year reuniting with Doc Rivers. They also added the talented but troubled Lance Stephenson.
It’s no surprise that when a team starts to break records at a rapid pace, people start to wonder whether they are the on of the best teams all time, if not the greatest. That’s what the current Golden State Warriors team is doing right now. People did not expect them to be playing at such a high level after their historic year last year. They started off this year with a bang, behind reigning MVP Stephen Curry, and they are yet to slow down. They are currently on pace to break the single season record set by the Chicago Bulls in 1996 behind Michael Jordan, and this run is starting people to debate whether this Warriors team is better than the Bulls team from 1996, who are currently considered the greatest team of all time. Many different claims have been brought up, such as the Bulls are better because they had Michael Jordan or the Warriors are better because they have a deeper team. Those supporting the Warriors have agued that the records they are breaking and the pace that they are
The three-time All-Star also made a dominant presence in the hard wood. He has achieved shooting milestone of becoming the first NBA player to make 400 three-pointers
But the Warriors proved his hypothesis as incorrect, when they beat the all-time record for wins in a season and were known to blow out every team, due to their fast paced offense. This is further justified in the 2016 offseason, when the Warriors were able to persuade superstar Kevin Durant, to join the Warriors and assemble a star-studded lineup that had the capability to rival even the Dream Team.