On June 19, the Cleveland Cavaliers brought their city its first major sports title in 52 years, and on Tuesday night, when a chaotic and drama-filled offseason finally ends, the Cavs will raise the franchise's first NBA championship banner ahead of their game against the New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena.
Later Tuesday night, two Western Conference upstarts—the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers—will square off in Portland, and the league's revamped villains, the Golden State Warriors, will battle the San Antonio Spurs at Oracle Arena.
The beginning of a new season typically brings with it boundless aspirations due to untainted 0-0 records across the board. This year, though, the consensus seems to be that June's NBA Finals is preordained—that we will see the third installment of the Warriors vs. Cavaliers, this time with Kevin Durant swathed in blue and gold.
In terms of Tuesday night's action, there are two ways to judge that perspective. First, nothing is certain. Teams overachieve, underachieve and get injured. In other words, there's a reason they pl ...
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