After years of being the butt of people’s jokes both the Atlanta Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers are back in the Eastern Conference Finals. Atlanta shocked everyone and ran away from the East with some excellent basketball in December and January. For the Cavs, LeBron James left in 2011, and Kyrie Irving was drafted #1 overall. However, that would never be enough. Now with James back, Cleveland has a chance to return to the NBA Finals, after years of missing the Playoffs completely. Atlanta on the other hand has made the Playoffs every year since the 2007-08 season, but each year they failed to reach the Conference Finals. The Hawks haven’t been to a Conference Finals since the 1970’s. We’ll look at each team’s starting five and a few impressive bench players. Read more ›

            Two teams that are usually known for their offense, this series will come down to the team that plays the best defense. If you follow basketball, you’ll know who I’m picking before I get too far. If you don’t, join me for the preview of the Western Conference’s Final Series. Both teams have something in common, they failed to make it out of the first round a year ago, but now they find themselves eight games away from a Championship. We’ll look at each team’s starting five and a few impressive bench players.

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