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The 2007 NBA Finals begin today and the two teams representing the NBA couldn’t be more different. The Spurs are the veteran no flash, all business representative of the Western Conference. From the East we have “The King” and his court of knavish, youthful ballers.
So when it is all said and done, who will hoist the trophy and who will go home empty handed? Can the Cavaliers finally cast off the close-but-no-cigar reputation that has put Cleveland near the top of championship-starved cities?
The Cavaliers have a chance but in all reality, this is not their year.
Sure LeBron James has gotten to the NBA finals faster than almost every other superstar in the league’s history - even faster than his “ariness.” But will LeBron’s youthful exuberance be enough to stop the Spurs in their quest to become one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history?
With all of the hype generated by James, the league couldn’t be happier with their representatives from the east. LeBron James is a ratings goldmine. The James’ gang is the kind of sexy marquee team that makes people want to watch. Even non-basketball fans could pick James out of a lineup because of his Nike commercials that seem to run incessantly. That can’t be said about any of the Spur’s starting five.
While we don’t hate the Spurs they don’t really do much to make us get up and cheer, unless Tony Parker’s fiancé is in attendance. We don’t really hear much from the Spurs during the regular season, they prefer to do all of their talking and hype making on the court.
Their workman like attitude and lack of inner-team turmoil wouldn’t make for good reality TV. There will be no dramatic early-round exits for San Antonio. The Spurs don’t need the kind of Cinderella run put together by the Golden State Warriors. San Antonio is a small-market team that just wins baby. If that makes them boring, then the Spurs would probably hope to be the NBA’s most boring team in history, if that also means being the winningest.
The Spurs are on the verge of their fourth title in nine years and only two other teams from the modern NBA era have accomplished such a feat. The first was the “Showtime” Lakers form the 80s lead by athletic footnote Ervin “Magic” Johnson and the other team was anchored by a little-known player out of the University of North Carolina – Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Now that’s pretty decent company for a team that doesn’t seem to get us all that excited.
The league’s best (and quietest) player in the NBA, the Spurs Tim Duncan is only 31-years-old. San Antonio’s Manu Ginobli (29) and soon-to-be Mr. Eva Longoria, Parker is 25-years-old so there will be no changing of the guard this year. The Spurs could go on to win several more titles before this group ends their run.
Cleveland’s improbable run will end with San Antonio. The Spurs won’t allow LeBron and company to carve them up like Christmas turkey the way Detroit did. There will be no 48-point performance from James against the Spurs.
Cleveland’s chance is within their style of take-you-out-of-your-game down and dirty basketball, the same style made famous by none other than Duncan’s Spurs.
Tim will be dunkin’ more than donuts, Ginobli will be dangerous from mid-range and Parker will cut through the Cleveland defense. LeBron does have enough natural born basketball talent to keep a couple of the games close, but Cleveland’s latest and greatest chance at bringing home a championship will probably be another heart break in just about two weeks.
But, don’t be sad Cleveland, football season is approaching and I hear Brady Quinn…oh nevermind। Just be happy you’re not Buffalo.

Game: Cleveland at San Antonio (9:00 PM Eastern)Pick: 3 units on San Antonio -7.5Pick: 4 units on Game Total UNDER 180 -110
The Cavaliers have been a red-hot team and finally showed enough maturity to get past the Pistons to reach the NBA Finals। The Spurs have been impressive themselves, as they look for Championship No. 4 in the Duncan era. The Cavs have now covered seven straight, while the Spurs have covered 7 of their last 8 in these playoffs at home. The Cavs have won 9 straight as a 5.5-10 underdog, the Spurs have covered 11 of their last 12 playoff games as a favorite. The Spurs have been here many times and know the value of game one at home. They have won this thing three times, and have met teams on 10-game winning streaks in game 1, so they are no strangers to hot teams. The fact is they have won game one easily all three times, each by double digits or more and we see no difference here tonight. They always open with extreme defensive intensity, which has resulted in opponents scoring just 78.3-points per game (PPG) on their court in game 1 of the Finals. Cleveland is also a defense first team, and we like this one to also play to the UNDER, as defense wins championships and both of these teams are good in the half-court defending. This will be the first trip to the Finals for Cleveland. Last year they had Detroit, needing a win on their home-court to move on, but lacked the experience to get it done. This year they used that experience to vault themselves into the final, but will again be the inexperienced team here and it will show in game 1. We like the Spurs to come away with a double-digit win in a defensive battle.

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