For the Golden State Warriors, this is about what they have been talking about since the start of the season - the three peat. But not just that, this is also about silencing the critics that the Warriors will finally end their domination in the NBA. I understand many fans want another team or teams to fight for rings, not just the Warriors who have been in the finals since 2015. But, isn't the NBA Finals about supremacy? Watch the NBA Finals Live Stream here.
Golden State Warriors, number one in the Western Conference, and defending champion, will play the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, the Eastern Conference Champions after breaking the young hearts of the Milwaukee Bucks.
Forward Kawhi Leonard was again the best of the Canada-based team, leading the comeback of their own when they needed it the most and ending with a 27 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists eliminating MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo and the rest of the Bucks.
Game 1 and 2 will be in Scotiabank Arena because the Raptors is 1 win ahead of the Warriors in their regular season record. Most of the time, the Warriors enjoy a home court advantage, but not this time.
The Warriors will also not have one of their best player and lengthy forward Kevin Durant, who is still recovering from a calf injury. Cousins is also unsure when to return but for sure, these two will do their best to be in the 2018-2019 NBA Finals.
The Raptors are regulars in the NBA Playoffs but they will always end up falling, especially when LeBron is dominating the East. Now that LeBron is in the West and with the help of the newly acquired superstar Kawhi Leonard, Lowry finally reach the NBA Finals.
Leonard, Green, and Ibaka, all have championship experience, which is a great plus in this kind of stage. Raptors also contributed big time in their series against the Bucks.
On the other hand, this is the fifth straight time that the Warriors will be in the NBA Finals. We can argue that their only loss in the NBA Finals is a lucky dagger three from Irving and unlucky Curry reply in 2016. After that, it has been clear that the Warriors have been dominating the league.
In this season, the Warriors did not really show much of their dominance, thus they lost the home court advantage. They have been struggling with losses against low-tier teams. It was a seesaw battle for them. It seemed that they recovered at the later stage of the regular season and finally earned the top seed of the West, but every Warrior fan felt anxious about it. Can they make it to the Playoffs?
After losing games to the Clippers, especially the historical comeback, the Warriors seemed to be falling. However, it was like false hope for the critics. It is like they already fallen in love to the idea that the Warriors will finally fall - and at the end - they will be confronted by the truth, the truth that the Warriors is the most dominant and talented team the league has ever seen since the good old days.
Game 5 and 6 on their pivotal series against the Rockets, the Warriors submitted their arch rivals without Kevin Durant. The Splash brother re-announced their dominance. No teammates could ever produce more threes in a game than these two. And then don't just shot threes, they quick shot most of them.
The NBA Finals between the Raptors and the Warriors seem to be fair fight, everyone has a chance to win because Durant is out of the picture. However, he will return, and when he returns it will be unfair for the Raptors. There is no one there that could defend them, yeah even Leonard.