Rule of thumb: Don’t bet against LeBron James.
Yes, the Golden State Warriors have three players who can defend him: Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes and Andre Iguodala.
Yes, the Golden State Warriors have the reigning MVP in Stephen Curry.
Yes, the Warriors are healthier.
Yes, the Warriors have home court advantage, having lost only three times all season at Oracle Arena.
But does anybody out there really want to state that Stephen Curry is a better all-around player than LeBron James?
Does anybody out there have any doubts about LeBron’s confidence level? Or his drive? Or the zeal behind the quest he is on — to bring Cleveland its first professional sports championship in any sport since 1964?
The Golden State Warriors are damn good. I have them winning three games in the NBA Finals.
But I have the Cavs winning four games, including Game 7 on the road, as I told Brandon Tierney and Tiki Barber of CBS Sports Radio in this interview.
Chris Sheridan is publisher and editor-in-chief of SheridanHoops.com. Follow him on Twitter.