NBA Update

The major story in the NBA this season, like last season, is the Golden State Warriors, they are 25-1 and they started 24-0. They lost to Milwaukee Bucks a couple days ago, and part of the reason they lost could be that they had played six straight road games. Steph Curry and the Warriors get another chance against the Bucks tomorrow at home, I think they will be ready for that one. The Warriors do many things well, but probably the most important factor in their greatness would probably be how well they pass the ball. The Warriors are first in the league with assists, with almost 30 a game, they are also first in points at around 116 points per game. The Warriors have a very complete team, Steph  Curry and Klay Thompson are the sharpshooters who score most of the points for the Warriors, and Harrison Barnes and Andre Iguodala can play defense and occasionally pour in some points. Draymond Green, Andrew Bogut, Festus Ezeli, and Marreese Speights make up a deep group of big men that can provide defensive support and rebound pretty well and Leandro Barboso, Shaun Livingston and Brandon Rush can provide some support when needed.

On the other side of the league is the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lost 4-2 to the Warriors in the NBA Finals last year. The Cavs are lead by Lebron James, and the team is starting to gain more chemistry and play as a team. Probably better than last year, when the team was almost completely reconstructed. If the Cavs are able to stay healthy they could definitely beat the Warriors in a seven game series, but I think the Warriors are also better than they were last year, so it should be interesting to see what happens. I think the two other contenders would be Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder will always be good as long as they have a healthy Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, but I think they need to improve their bench and maybe get a more reliable starter at shooting guard. Dion Waiters and Andre Roberson just aren't championship level players. The Spurs have an incredible bench and have a lot of championship experience, the Spurs play outstanding defense and also pass the ball well. However their three man core of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are getting very old and will need Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge to step up their game if they are going to win a championship.