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Top-10 reasons Golden State Warriors won’t repeat as NBA champions

By Robert Judin

October 27, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the third quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 111-95. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
October 27, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the third quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Pelicans 111-95. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 9, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) and guard Matthew Dellavedova (8) reacts with forward James Jones (1) during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game three of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 9, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) and guard Matthew Dellavedova (8) reacts with forward James Jones (1) during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game three of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Cleveland Cavaliers

We can all agree the Cleveland Cavaliers are still the favorite to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. After a rough start to last season, the Cavs finally caught on and ended up with a 53-29 record.

Cleveland ran through the Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks before finally falling to the Golden State Warriors in the finals. 4-2. However, the Cavs had to play the final three rounds of the postseason without Kevin Love because Kelly Olynyk dislocated Love’s shoulder in the first round.

And a knee injury kept Kyrie Irving from making an impact in the finals. Think about how different that series could have turned out if Cleveland had a healthy Love and Irving running alongside LeBron James.

Oh, yeah, James may be the biggest reason why the Cavaliers are a force to be reckoned with. Okay, so he’s definitely the reason why.

James, Love and Irving combined for 63.4 points per game last year, but there are a few more reasons why the Cavs could end up dethroning the Warriors.

Cleveland is getting Anderson Varejao back from injury. He missed all of last season . The Cavs will also have J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert for the entire year.

Well, Irving is still recovering from that knee injury, and Shumpert is going to miss a few months with a wrist injury. But they’ll be back in time for a playoff run and a chance to knock off Golden State.

Anything is possible when James is on the floor.

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