Cavs up 2-1, how does this series end?

[Lose Remerswaal]

No one had Cleveland in 5 in the first poll.  I still think GS wins this, and am sticking with my "in 7" prediction, but I guess it's time for the City of Cleveland to get a title
 
Picks from the prior poll:
 

1. GS in 5  Ale Xander, Kliq
    
   
2. GS in 6 rotundlio, Mloaf71, TheMoralBully, jmm57, Zomp, jablo1312, Nick Kaufman, tmracht, jon abbey, coremiller, Awesome Fossum, Blacken, mandro ramtinez, Mr TipsyMcStagger, Joe Sixpack, beezer, billgio, ( . ) ( . ) and (_!_), Hiller, TrapperAB, fairlee76, TeddysBonefish, Detts, Tangled Up In Red, Sam Ray Not, ThePrideofShiner, Dollar, GeorgeCostanza, cardiacs, deanx0, redsoxcentury, Plantiers Wart, cromulence, cheech13
3. 
   
   
   GS in 7 tims4wins, Lose Remerswaal, Devizier, ALiveH, JohnnyTheBone, TheRooster, BannedbyNYYFans.com, Deweys Stache, sachmoney, Dahabenzapple2
   
4. Cleveland in 5 (0 votes [0.00%])
    
   
5. Cleveland in 6  bosox4283, drleather2001, Koufax, Chief Wahoo
    
   
6. Cleveland in 7 johnmd20, HowBoutDemSox, Grin&MartyBarret, rembrat, Tony C, SemperFidelisSox

 
Picks from this poll are in post 13

 

[Devizier]

I went GS in 7. But it's toss up with CLE in 6. But I'm going to own my original prediction.

 

[DJnVa]

I picked GS in 7, because as bad as Curry has shot the ball, they still had a chance to win the last 2 games. I gotta think he's going to get untracked and light it up.

 

[Wake's knuckle]

I think the Cavs are playing Curry perfectly. He only took 6 shots in the first half! It was only after the Cavs got up big that he started to get open looks. Someone else gonna have to step up for GSW.
 
On the other hand... the Cavs are so short-handed... can they keep up this intensity? The longer the series goes, the more it swings towards the healthier team. I think GSW are too talented and someone WILL step up, extend the series, and GSW will win game 7 at home.

 

[Wake's knuckle]

On the other hand... these first three games show who the best player in basketball is. Dude is averaging 41 pts, 12 rebs, and 8.3 assists over the first 3 games. It's not impossible that CLE could lose the series and he could still be finals MVP.

 

[Blacken]

I'll go from GS in 6 to GS in 7. LeBron is the greatest player of all time, but until I see it happen my brain won't wrap around the idea of Golden State continuing to be this dysfunctionally bad.

 

[johnmd20]

Sticking with Cavs in 7.

 

[Blacken]

I expect GS to win the next 2 games, Cleveland to hold serve in Game 6, and then GS to win an epic Game 7 as LeBron goes for a quintuple double but misses the potential game winner.

I would bet money on this.

Not a lot of money, but money.

 

[Tony C]

I'll go from GS in 6 to GS in 7. LeBron is the greatest player of all time, but until I see it happen my brain won't wrap around the idea of Golden State continuing to be this dysfunctionally bad.

 
 
I picked Cavs in 7, but that was more an outgrowth of rooting for the Cavs and thinking the Dubs hadn't been really tested yet, not sure if I really believed it. If that's just what I felt in my heart of hearts, then in my mind of minds I'm with you -- can't actually believe GS will continue to be this dysfunctional.
 

I expect GS to win the next 2 games, Cleveland to hold serve in Game 6, and then GS to win an epic Game 7 as LeBron goes for a quintuple double but misses the potential game winner.

 
I'll stick to my Cavs pick, but probably if i think it through it'd be Cavs in 6 rather than 7. If it goes to Game 7...yeah...something like that would be an apt scenario.
 
So glad that, even if the Dubs come back and sweep the next 3 games, this has turned into an interesting series. That last game felt very 1970s or 1980s -- slug it out basketball rather than highly skilled basketball. Not beautiful, but it was exciting.

 

[Wake's knuckle]

Yeah, the Cavs lost major "skill"-type players, leaving only defensive specialists. The only option they have left is to knock these pretty boys on their asses.

 

[tmracht]

Still think GS takes it, I had them in 6 eariler, but I'll have to push it to 7 now, don't think they'll win 3 in a row.  Tristan Thompson putting his big boy pants on this series has been huge for Cleveland, and that Lebron guy is pretty decent too.  However, I still think GS has played like crap and kept it close, if they can even get back to passable shooting percentages they'll pull it out.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Shutting this down:
 


Ale Xander and Kliq are out (but are welcome to make new picks)

1. GS in 6 (4 votes [7.41%] - View)
   mt8thsw9th, SoxFanInWestHaven, CSteinhardt, snowmanny
    
   
2. 
   GS in 7 (31 votes [57.41%] - View)
   DukeSox, Joe Sixpack, riboflav, Wake's knuckle, DrewDawg, Devizier, lovegtm, tims4wins, Lose Remerswaal, Greenwell982, TheDeuce222, JohnnyTheBone, nclauser, amarshal2, TeddyBallgame'sDirtbagSon, theXman, TrapperAB, SinCitySoxFan1973, deanx0, ilol@u, PeaceSignMoose, nycsoxfan, herbie plews, Soxy Brown, DeJesus Built My Hotrod, cardiacs, nocode51, cheech13, TheMoralBully, tmracht, TeddysBonefish
    
   
3. Cleveland in 5 (1 votes [1.85%] - View)  Koufax
    
   
4. Cleveland in 6 (12 votes [22.22%] - View) 
   eccha, jablo1312, TheRealness, Infield Infidel, Hagios, wibi, baruch20, TheoShmeo, nighthob, Bernie Carbohydrate, NatetheGreat, Tito's Pullover
    
   
5. Cleveland in 7 (6 votes [11.11%] - View) 
   rembrat, johnmd20, Grin&MartyBarret, HowBoutDemSox, MakMan44, bluefenderstrat
    
   

 

[stp130]

Curry finds himself again, Cleveland runs out of gas.
 
Golden State in 6.