NBA: Predicting how the 2017-18 season will play out

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The Cavs will look like a title contender

Heading into the playoffs, I firmly believe that the Cleveland Cavaliers will be the odds on favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference again. I’m not sure if anybody will take them as a serious contender to take down the Golden State Warriors, but they will be expected to represent the East in the NBA Finals.

Over the last few weeks of the season, the Cavs will begin to look like the Cavs again. LeBron James will look energized, and their pieces will begin to fit.

The key part of this will be when Kevin Love returns from injury. Once that happens, the Cavs will be whole again. Just watch. This happens every year.