After years of finding 40 or more expert predictions for the NBA Finals, the quick turnaround in the bubble leads to an abbreviated list this year. (Only one ESPN pick so far? One year had 27!) We still found 22 picks, and the way they are trending – 19 of 22 are taking the Lakers …
Last year’s Stanley Cup Final started on Memorial Day. Now it’s well after Labor Day and the St. Louis Blues are still Stanley Cup champions, the longest NHL reign since… well, these same Tampa Bay Lightning that find themselves in this year’s Final got to keep it an extra year due to the 2004 lockout. Unless …
Golden State is back for Part 5. LeBron is not. If you thought the Lakers were relevant because of all of the sports shows they’ve dominated this week, you’re watching the wrong channel. Canada is in the house as the NBA Finals become international. Kawhi Leonard and the Raptors try to bring a title to …
We really thought we were going to get some variety this year. It’s our sixth year of gathering expert predictions on the NBA Finals and of course that means four of them have been Warriors-Cavaliers. The other two were Spurs-Heat. Needless to say, Rockets-Celtics would have been more interesting, or at least less familiar. Still, …
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 …