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Why the Golden State Warriors are the Best Team in the NBA

The best team in the NBA this year that has the best chance of winning the NBA Finals is the Golden State Warriors. The facts all lead to this conclusion.  Statistically the warriors have the best record in the NBA and have beaten great teams.  Also they have the best Basketball player right now in Stephen Curry along with the very great and versatile Draymond Green.  Lastly the Golden State Warriors are returning champions who have experience in winning the finals just last year. You clearly identify your essay’s subject here as well as subtopic points of direct support.

The Warriors this year have record this year of 44 wins and only 4 losses.   The next best team, the San Antonio Spurs is 4 games behind that.  In addition to this the Warriors have already proven themselves by beating the spurs.  The next two best teams the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder are 9 and 7 games back.  Also the Warriors have already beaten the Cavaliers by a huge amount of 40 points.  Since the warriors have such a large lead of the next best teams they are definitely favorites to win the NBA championship.

Great basketball players make great basketball teams.  This year Stephen Curry is the best Basketball player.  The stats back this statement up.  Curry this year is averaging an astounding 29 points per game, by far the greatest average in the NBA.  He is also doing this while making 50 percent of his shots, which is great efficiency.  With such a great player it will be hard for any team to beat the warriors come playoff time.  In addition to Stephen Curry the Warriors also have Draymond Green.  Draymond Green has proved his greatness as a defensive player by always guarding the best player on the opposing team.  The statistics also back his offensive game.  He has a league best 9 triple doubles.

One more reason for why the Warriors will probably win the NBA Finals is their experience.  They are the most recent team to win the Finals and have kept practically all their players.  As a team who knows what it takes to win they will have the best shot to win the Finals again this year.

In conclusion the Golden State Warriors are the best team in the NBA and have the best shot to win the NBA Finals for a number of reasons.  They have the best record in the NBA and have beaten great teams.  Also they have two Great players in Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.  Lastly they have the experience that is required to win an NBA finals. 

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5. Oklahoma City Thunder 

The Thunder have 2 All-Stars, Kevin Durant (Former League Mvp) and Russel Westbrook ( A candidate for Mvp last year), many other above average players including Serge Ibaka, Dion Waiters, and Enes Kanter.They ended the season with 45 wins and 35 losses which was a better record than 3 teams that made playoffs in the east. The Thunder didn't make the playoffs last year because of the competitive west but they have a big chance this year.

4. Houston Rockets 

The Houston Rockets have the best Shooting Guard in the Nba, James Harden. The also have arguably the best center in league, Dwight Howard. In the 2014-15 season playoffs they beat the Mavericks in 4 games.  They were down 3-1 in the Conference Finals but when on a run and won in game 7.They lost against the Warriors in game 5. In the playoffs, Harden averaged 27.2 points, 7.5 assists, and 5.7 rebounds while his teammate ,Howard averaged 16.4 points and 14 rebounds per game. The Rockets has a good team which made them get far in the playoffs.

3. Cleveland Cavaliers 

The Cavaliers have the best player in the world, Lebron James, they also have an all-star, Kyrie Irving. Kevin Love is also a very good offensive player. The cavs also have many other good players including Tristian Thompson, J.R Smith, Iman Shupmert and Timofey Mozgov. The Cavaliers made it to the finals but lost. If they didn't have injuries that made Kevin love and Kyrie Irving not play more than one game total in the finals, they would have a big chance at winning. Cavaliers are one of the favorites going into the 2015-16 season.

2. Golden State Warriors

The Warriors turned out to be the Nba champions for the 2014-15 season so I had to add them to this list. They have arguably the best three pointer of all time, Stephen Curry who was the MVP for the 2014-15 season. They also have another All-Star Klay Thompson. The finals MVP Andre Iguodala is also another great player in the Warriors. They also have many above average players including Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut. The Warriors have a pretty good chance at repeating winning as Nba Champions.

1. San Antonio Spurs

The Spurs are number one for different reasons. The newly added LeMarcus Aldridge has made the Spurs a serious Finals contending team. They still have one of the best power forward of all time, Tim Duncan. They also have Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili who are both good players with alot of experience. The Spurs have a very talented rostor.

- Posted by Yusuf Kose

Gerald Green joins the Heat

29-year old Gerald Green joins the Heat, accepting less money than which he made with the suns. He was drafted by the Celtics with the 18th pick the 2005 Nba Draft. Gerald green is known for his amazing dunking skills. He won the Dunking contest in multiple years, 2005 and 2007. Gerald green is just another piece of the puzzle for the Heat to go back to the winning days. 

- Posted by Yusuf Kose

DeAndre apologizes to the Mavs

DeAndre Jordan apologises to the Mavericks and Mark Cuban for saying that he agreed to sign a deal with them but then having a change of heart and instead resigning with the Los Angeles Clippers for a 4 year 88 million dollar deal. He apologized via Twitter saying he is sorry for the "change of heart". The Clippers also signed Paul Pierce for 2 years starting at 3.3 million dollars with a third year player option. A very big shock to the Clippers and Mavericks with DeAndre's decision and a great way to cap off Clippers free agency by staying title contender and also by signing a very similar veteran player to play alongside with J.J Redick.

- Posted by Aarib Syed

LeBron stays "Home"

LeBron James Chose to Re-Sign with his hometown team the Cleveland Cavaliers which shouldn't be a shock. Its more of an eye-opener that Lebron isn't leaving! The contract is worth 22.97 million dollars in the first year and 24 million dollars the following year also including a third year player option. LeBron averaged 25.3 points per game, 7.4 assists per game, and 6.0 rebounds per game. The Cavaliers gave Lebron what he wanted and deserved and are "All In" to win. As coach David Blatt exclaimed that they will win the finals next year. All we can do is just wait and see if what is said can be done.

- Posted by Aarib Syed