The Cleveland Cavaliers will get another crack at the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals after losing to the Dubs in six games last year, and LeBron James isn't at all concerned with outside expectations for the series.
According to ESPN.com's Dave McMenamin, King James is ignoring the notion that Golden State is favored to claim its second consecutive NBA title:
The Warriors are 5-11 favorites to win the series, per Odds Shark, while the Cavs sit at 9-5 underdogs.
Golden State won an NBA-record 73 games during the regular season, but it fell behind, 3-1, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals and needed a huge comeback to avoid elimination. Conversely, the Cavs have lost just two games throughout the playoffs thus far.
They are also at full health after Kevin Love missed all of last year's NBA Finals, and Kyrie Irving appeared in only one game in that series.
With both Love and Irving in the fold, James is seemingly more positive about the Cavaliers' positioning this year, according to ESPN.com's Ohm Youngmisuk:
There's definitely a d ...
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