By Charles Jay
In the NBA Finals betting odds posted on this series by the people at Vietbet, the Warriors are the favorites to win the NBA title:
Golden State Warriors -240
Cleveland Cavaliers +200
Golden State is a six-point favorite at home in Game 1.
Well, it seems that Steph Curry is okay after taking that blow to the head after the nasty fall when he flipped over Trevor Ariza in the NBA’s Western Conference finals, and since he has gone through all the protocols to get back into action, there is very little reason to believe he won’t be a factor when the NBA Finals start, with the Golden State Warriors playing host to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 that begins at 9 PM ET on Thursday. Remember that when any action begins, so does the wagering at Live Betting Extra, as this is a special treat for Vietbet customers who want all the thrills and chills of a great evening of sports betting.
Curry, the league MVP, was absolutely deadly before getting hurt, but remember that there have been eight days between the end of the West finals and this series opener. He is going to be a handful for whoever tries to guard him on the Cleveland team. And since matchup for such a key element to a series like this, you have to wonder if Cleveland is going to have to give Kyrie Irving a lot of help in dealing with him.
Irving, as most NBA bettors are aware, has not only been dealing with a foot problem, but more seriously, tendinitis in his left knee, and this has limited him both in terms of attacking the basket on the offensive end and dealing with opponents on defense. It’s the defense that Cleveland is probably going to have to worry about primarily, because the Warriors can figure out a way to involve him in every play.
They are being very coy about how serious Irving’s condition really is, but in his own words he is determined to “will myself to play” and that does not sound like a guy with a lot of confidence. But when it comes down to a series with all the marbles at stake, you’ve got to go out there and do whatever you can. Perhaps he is someone who will get limited minutes, and maybe split time with someone else. Of course, that “someone else” could be either Matthew Dellavedova or JR Smith. Both of those guys are fully capable of draining three-pointers, and that is an important thing for Cleveland to be able to do.
Vietbet customers know that Irving’s value as a point guard perhaps isn’t the same as it might normally be, because Lebron James demonstrated that he will, for all intents and purposes, take on those duties as well. James had more than twice as many assists as any other player on the Cleveland roster during the Eastern Conference finals against Atlanta, so you could conceivably put two shooting guards out there for Cleveland in a given alignment and they would be okay.
That’s the kind of luxury having someone like Lebron affords head coach David Blatt, assuming he is the one who is making the substitutions. On this team, you can never be so sure.
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