Chris Hu said:
Well they haven't lost a home game yet in the playoffs and they have home field advantage. Also the notion that they would get embarrassed in the Finals against either Golden State or the Rockets is just wrong also. They would win at least two games if they make it to the Finals. |
If it's the Rockets, I could see the series going to 7. However, if they face the Warriors, I just cant see more than 5 games in that series. The Warriors are built to beat everyone, and they create some matchup nightmares over the Celtics. The problem I see with the Celtics is that they have no big man that can truly dominate. Monroe and Baynes are nice pieces, but I can bet Draymond Green can defend against them easily, so at that point it comes down to the small ball. And I'm sorry, but nothing that any team will throw out, let alone the Celtics, will trump the Curry/Thompson/Iguodola/Durant/Green lineup.
This WCF again is more like the Finals this year purely because the Rockets are the best possible matchup for the Warriors. Capella creates massive matchup problems, but in all reality he's the only one on the Rockets I can trust. I don't know how CP3 will perform given he's never made it this far, and James Harden tends to pull a Raptors and goes MIA when his team needs him the most.
If I was forced to predict the Finals now, it would be Warriors vs. Celtics, with the Warriors in 5. I am willing to bet the Celtics can beat the Cavs purely because they have way better chemistry than the cancerous Cavs. Lebron is leaving after this season, so odds are he'll quit on them if they lose game 2.
