![]() ![]() Golden State also re-signed Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Zaza Pachulia, and David West. During the 2017–18 offseason, the Warriors re-signed their core players, including point guard Stephen Curry to a five-year contract worth $201 million, and Kevin Durant to a two-year, $53 million contract. This was the Golden State Warriors' fourth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals. Main article: 2017–18 Golden State Warriors season In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games in the first round, swept the top-seeded Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and defeated the Boston Celtics in seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 50–32 record, securing the 4th seed in the Eastern Conference. Multiple writers argued at the time that the trades made the Cavaliers significantly better. ![]() in exchange for Thomas, Rose, Crowder, Wade, Channing Frye, Iman Shumpert, and their own 2018 first-round pick. On Febru– just before the NBA trade deadline – the Cavaliers radically changed their roster in a little more than an hour, acquiring George Hill, Rodney Hood, Jordan Clarkson, and Larry Nance Jr. Other major changes included shooting guard Dwyane Wade signing with the Cavaliers, thus reuniting with James from their time together on the Big Three-era Miami Heat, and the signing of point guard Derrick Rose to a one-year contract. Miami's second round pick was added as compensation after Isaiah Thomas failed his physical. Although James was against the idea of trading him away, the Cavaliers agreed to Irving's request, trading him to the Boston Celtics in exchange for point guard Isaiah Thomas, small forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Žižić, the first round pick from the Brooklyn Nets in the 2018 NBA Draft and the Miami Heat's 2020 second round pick. Prior to the 2017–18 season, All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving requested to be traded away from the Cavaliers. The series broke the record set by the 2014 NBA Finals for highest average scoring differential per game (15.0) for an NBA Finals series. The 2018 Finals began on May 31 and ended on June 8. Entering the matchup, the Warriors were also noted by various sports media outlets as one of the biggest NBA Finals favorites in recent history. The Warriors entered the series having home-court advantage with a regular season record of 58–24, compared to the Cavaliers' regular season record of 50–32. Warriors small forward Kevin Durant was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year. LeBron James, in his eighth consecutive NBA Finals appearance and ninth appearance overall, suffered the second Finals sweep of his career, having also played in the 2007 Finals. This was also the first time that a team was swept in the NBA Finals since 2007, in which the Cavaliers were also the losing team. This year's Finals was the first time in any of North America's four major professional sports leagues that the same two teams met for the championship four years in a row. The Warriors became the 7th NBA franchise to win back-to-back championships joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, and Miami Heat. In this best-of-seven playoff, the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors swept the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers four games to zero. The presumptive regular-season MVP is liked by 10% of bettors.The 2018 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2017–18 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The only other player with more than 7% of tickets is Denver’s Nikola Jokic. More than 15% of the handle is on Harden despite 12.2% of the tickets being on Harden. That’s double the handle of teammate James Harden. More than 16% of the tickets for Finals MVP have been placed on Durant and nearly 34% of the handle - the total money wagered on Finals MVP - is on Durant. Durant, Mitchell and Leonard are the only players with Finals MVP odds under +1000. Kawhi Leonard - whose Los Angeles Clippers open their series against Utah on Tuesday - is the No. Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is the No. He was just behind LeBron James as the No. “The sportsbook would like to see the Nets get knocked out of the playoffs as Durant and James Harden are among the biggest liabilities to win Finals MVP.”ĭurant was at +450 less than two weeks ago after the Nets had taken a 2-0 lead on the Boston Celtics in the first round. ![]() BetMGM has received the most tickets and handle on Durant to win the award moving his odds from +700 to +150,” BetMGM’s Seamus McGee said. “Kevin Durant is the betting favorite to win NBA Finals MVP. ![]()
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