Golden State Warriors Seriously Outgun Cleveland Cavaliers

As game one of the NBA Finals approaches, much of the attention is on Klay Thompson‘s status for the Golden State Warriors. He suffered a concussion during game five of the Western Conference Finals, but Thompson has completed full practices this week.

According to Comcast Sports Net Bay Area, Thompson spent a number of hours going through regular game preparations. Which is good news for concerned Warriors fans.

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Thompson scored 20 points during the game in which he suffered the concussion — and anybody who’s followed the Warriors throughout the season knows that a game’s momentum shifts when Thomspon is hot. He gets into grooves where he is simply unstoppable.

And squaring off against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, Golden State is going to need all the help they can get. Though, the Cavaliers could have too much to handle because of Golden State’s electrifying depth and production from numerous players.

Throughout the Cavaliers’ playoff push, Cleveland has seemed to rely solely on LeBron James. Kevin Love is out for the season, and Kyrie Irving isn’t likely to be at 100 percent for game one. How Cleveland could possibly hope to beat the Warriors with all of the weapons Steve Kerr has at his disposal, is anybody’s guess.

If Stephen Curry is out of his groove, Thompson will be there to light the fire. On top of that, Cleveland’s offense may find the defense of Andrew Bogut and Draymond Green to be too much to handle.

Harrison Barnes has proven to be a force that should not be underestimated. He underscored that belief with 24 points in game five against the Houston Rockets.

Let’s take a moment to make clear how much of a key Harrison Barnes will be during the Finals. He may not be the best defender, and he probably won’t be the top choice to defend James. However, Barnes’s high energy runs make him nearly as effective as Curry or Thompson.

In the five game series against the Rockets, Barnes shot just over 40% from the field. He didn’t put in nearly 52% of field goals like Curry did against Houston, but Barnes is magnificent at filling the gaps.

While Thompson was out with his head injury for part of game five, Barnes took complete control of the game to boost the Warriors to their 14-point win over Houston.

However, we can’t — and the Cavaliers certainly shouldn’t — forget about Andre Iguodala. He should have won the Sixth Man of the Year Award because he simply does it all. He can nail threes, he plays stellar perimeter defense, and he can take a hard foul to stifle the momentum of opponents.

Did you ever notice how pumped up Iguodala and the crowd gets after he makes a clutch three? It’s the plays like those that will carry the Warriors to a victory in these NBA Finals. Cleveland has too many things to worry about when it comes to Golden State’s stellar defense and offense.

According to The San Francisco Examiner, Steve Kerr said about Iguodala that “Andre is as smart a defensive player as I’ve ever seen.”

Aside from that, we should all recognize the professionalism of Iguodala as he embraces the role of a bench player with grace and high energy. The mutual respect that Kerr has for Iguodala and each role player on the team is one of the many things that make this Warriors team one of a kind.

The Warriors will face the Cavaliers for game one of the NBA Finals in Oakland this Thursday. And you can bet that Roaracle will be rocking.

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