Lebron James even alluded to the huge gap of time between games, that may give Golden State more of an advantage given the fact they just went 7 games with OKC. Of course, the Cavs get the three-day rest as well, but it can also work against the team in cooling them down. Cleveland is hot to win Game 2, or fall behind 2-0 in what might be called an impossible task to win 4 out of the 5 following games.
The whole NBA Finals is spread out excessively, spanning over two weeks for a 7 game series (June 2nd through June 19). (See the full schedule here.)
So what did we get instead from ABC? Friday night during the regular 9:00 p.m. slot they aired “Shark Tank” (9:00 p.m.) then “20/20 (10:01 p.m.) ET/PT.
On Saturday, June 4th, ABC is broadcasting the new mini-series “Madoff” from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.
It’s a shame that ABC has interrupted the fluidity of the NBA Finals, maybe worse so than the referees taking 5-minutes to review an inadvertent foul. If the networks and refs are working to turn the NBA lukewarm, they’re sure doing a great job of it.