Warriors in 5. Cavs in 5.
Cavs in 6 in the Finals.
You see the Cavs over the Warriors in 6? How?
How are they going to be able to guard the Warriors?
It won't be that difficult. All you have to do is look at last year. The Cavs lost the series because they had no offensive production outside of James, not because they couldn't defend the Warriors. In fact, they defended the Warriors quite well last year as Thompson, Barnes, and Green were all well below average (and will still be guarded by Shumpert, James, and Thompson). Curry and Iggy were the only guys with respectable offensive output and I would expect that to happen again (because the Cavs don't have great defenders on those two). The difference this year is that James has Irving and Love to shoulder a lot of the offensive burden (which will make James even more effective on defense). Now I know Detroit and Atlanta weren't the best competition for the Cavs, but when the Big 3 are producing, no one will beat them because they have so much depth. One game Smith goes off, the next it is Frye, then Thompson, then Shumpert, or Delledova, or Williams, or Mozgov. The Cavs in the playoffs is the team everyone knew they could be when they brought in Love. It is a scary team.