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Cleveland Cavs (2016 NBA Champions)

Again my hubris is out of control but I believe this trade and the nets pick increases the chances LBJ sticks around.
There was zero chance he was staying with the assortment of old soup cans and toilet seat lids we had before the deadline. So I’d say it’s a very safe bet that at least the chances are better now than they were.
 
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https://theundefeated.com/features/...-against-boston-celtics-after-trade-deadline/
BOSTON — Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman proudly waited outside the visiting locker room after the final buzzer to give LeBron James and the players on his victorious new-look team an appreciative fist pound on Sunday afternoon. Injured forward Kevin Love yelled out, “There you go! There you go!” Sharpshooter Kyle Korver gave a look of pleasant surprise. Guard J.R. Smith yelled out, “We got an [expletive] squad now.” And before James hit the locker room door, former NBA great Kevin Garnett hugged him and said, “Y’all look so different.”

It was just Game 1 with newcomers George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. in a Cavaliers uniform. But after a 121-99 rout of their fellow Eastern Conference power Boston Celtics, James, Altman and the revamped Cavaliers finally had reason to smile again.

“At the end of the day, I like being around guys that want to win and work hard,” James said. “I know I demand a lot of excellence in my teammates. I demand it out of myself too. On the road, we are going to play as well as we can and put ourselves in contention to compete for another championship. And that’s my mindset.”
Interested to see how they handle a couple of losses but right now the mood around this team is about as positive as it could be. Pretty amazing how fast things can change.
 
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4 quarters of hoops again from the Cavs. My opinion was that tonight was the preview of the NBA Finals. I think OKC beats GSW in the West.

Agree that OKC is playing really well, but if the Western Conf. playoff seeding doesn't change, then no way--they'd be a 5-seed, needing to beat #4 Minnesota (likely), then #1 GS, then #2 Houston. Doubt they could go on a run like that, especially without home court advantage in any of those series.
 
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