Back in the preseason, I predicted the San Antonio Spurs would be returning to the NBA Finals, where they would defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers for that elusive second straight championship.
Nothing I have seen over the past month and a half has convinced me that my prediction was faulty, and San Antonio’s demolition of the Golden State Warriors over the weekend only reinforced my belief in the Spurs. If you give a read to Chris Bernucca’s column on Kawhi Leonard and how much he has meant to San Antonio’s surge, you may find yourself coming aboard the Spurs bandwagon. Folks at basketball tipping services are already on board to a certain degree.
It would not surprise me in the least to see the Spurs win out over the remainder of the regular season, giving them a 12-game winning streak entering the postseason. If they finish in a three-way tie with Memphis and Houston in the Southwest Division, they will win the tiebreaker. But if it is merely a two-way tie between the Spurs and the Grizzlies, Memphis will win the Southwest by virtue of having a better division record.
Whatever the case, I would not bet against these guys.
Doesn’t matter to me how many victories the Golden State Warriors finish with. In a seven-game series against San Antonio, they would come out on the losing end. Mark my words. You heard it here first.
More on what my crystal ball is telling me about the NBA Finals, and who will emerge victorious when the series goes seven games, in this video with Brian Clark of CineSport.
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