Game 1 of the NBA Finals will be played Thursday, with the Golden State Warriors a minus-210 betting favorite to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers and win their first championship since 1975. Here’s some of the bets offered at the Westgate Las Vegas sports book.
The Golden State Warriors are favored to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals and win their first championship since 1975. Six members of the Las Vegas Review-Journal sports staff and six handicappers predict the outcome.
Cleveland and Golden State form the perfect NBA Finals pair. The feud features two big-time stars and will play well on TV, blow up Twitter and energize Las Vegas sports books. The Warriors, as a minus-210 series favorite, seem to be the wiseguys’ side. The betting public is backing the Cavaliers.
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson completed the NBA’s concussion protocol and was cleared Tuesday to play in opening game of the NBA Finals.
Fred Hoiberg was introduced as head coach of the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, four days after the franchise dismissed Tom Thibodeau following five mostly successful seasons.
All we are saying is give peace a chance. Unless the referee in the charity basketball game at the anti-violence event makes a couple questionable calls against your team. Then it’s go time.
With Fred “The Mayor” Hoiberg expected to be named coach of the Chicago Bulls, a tweet has resurfaced from two years ago in which the former Iowa State coach posted a photo of Bulls center Joakim Noah’s hideous shooting form, writing “Look away kids!”
Some questioned Rashad Vaughn when he left UNLV after his injury-plagued freshman year. But his ability to create off the dribble and shoot excites NBA teams enamored by the smaller, faster style of the Golden State Warriors.
Steph Curry has been locked in throughout this postseason, averaging 29 points and five 3-pointers per game for the Warriors, and Saturday’s practice was no exception for the Golden State guard.
Gentry, a Golden State Warriors assistant, agreed to a deal after he interviewed in New Orleans for a second time this week. ESPN reported that the Pelicans selected Gentry over NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy.
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson is expected to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, coach Steve Kerr said.
The Chicago Bulls continue to zero in on Iowa State’s Fred Hoiberg and remain confident he will become their next coach.
The NBA playoffs and Steph Curry’s daughter joining in on press conferences weren’t the only things happening in the sports world this week. In fact, a handful of athletes with Las Vegas ties made sports headlines this week.
The NBA Conference Finals ended on Wednesday night. The NBA Finals don’t start until Thursday.
When John Wall was recently left off the All-NBA teams (first, second and third), the Washington Wizards guard was upset, posting on his Twitter account, “More Motivation…Keep Sleeping!!”
