The NBA isn't rigged, but the league got the 7-game series they wanted
Is the NBA rigged? No. But? Did I insinuate a but? That was not my intention. No, I think in this series, they got what they wanted. Absolutely. You know, they got, they got the seven games, but I don't, I'm not buying into that conspiracy theory.
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View episodePre-game Prediction: The Cavaliers will win Game 7 and LeBron James will have a 40-15-10 stat line
Cavs are going to win. LeBron is going to have 40, 15, and 10. Steph Curry, injury talk. Draymond [Green] is going to have a meltdown, probably kick someone in the balls. Cleveland is going to burn to the ground in happiness, and I'm going to have to spend the rest of my life defending Michael Jordan's legacy against LeBron James.
Pre-game Prediction: The Warriors will win Game 7 by 20 points and LeBron James will get injured
The Cavs are going to lose [by 20]. LeBron's going to get injured in the first half, and people are just going to always talk about how if he had played healthy, they would have won.
Game 7 Prediction: The Cavaliers will beat the Warriors 93-89, Kevin Love will dominate the boards, and Stephen Curry will choke
My prediction is I feel like the Cavs are going to take this one somewhere in the neighborhood of 93 to 89. I don't expect [Kevin] Love to have a big night scoring, but I do think he's going to make a statement on the boards... [Matthew] Dellavedova is going to have zero personal fouls, zero turnovers... Curry is going to choke big time again. I'd be shocked if he got above 17 points total... I've got a final score of somewhere in the neighborhood of 93 to 89 Cleveland.
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View profileVictor Wembanyama is not a dirty player, he just gets frustrated by physical play
I don't think he's a dirty player. I think I personally, I love the elbow in the Minnesota series. I think everybody's got a breaking point. It kind of reminds me when I was a kid and... you're so much bigger than the other kids... they beat you up. They're hanging on you, they're grabbing you and you just, you kind of get to your breaking point. And I think as he gets older, as he matures, he will learn how to channel that better.
The Spurs will beat the Knicks in seven games
I believe fully Spurs in Seven.
The Charlotte Hornets will be 4-1 by the time this interview airs on Monday.
Actually, we're probably not going to have this interview until Monday, so what's your record going to be then? [Spencer Hawes]: Probably 4-1.
