Though the Golden State Warriors will be a man down without forward Draymond Green, here are five reasons they still win Game 5 and the 2016 NBA Finals.
Losing All-NBA power forward Draymond Green for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals definitely hurts the Golden State Warriors, but not as much as one may think. Yes, Green is one of the league’s top five best defensive players, an outstanding shooter from distance, and above all, he’s the on-court vocal leader of the Warriors, but Golden State can survive his absence in Game 5.
Golden State will have a great opportunity on Monday night to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers for the deciding fourth time in this best-of-seven NBA Finals. A win on Monday night at home would give the Warriors back-to-back NBA Championships over LeBron James’ Cavaliers.
Does Golden State need to win this game at home to be NBA Champions? No, Golden State would have to win one of the next three games, while Cleveland would have to win three straight to end the city’s 51-year championship drought.
Even without Green being able to be on the floor for Golden State, here are five reasons that the Warriors can easily win Game 5 over the Cavaliers and become back-to-back NBA Champions.
Next: 5. A deeper bench than Cleveland.