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Predicting The 2016 NBA Finals

We asked some of the Basketball Insiders’ senior writers and editors to give predictions on the 2016 NBA Finals.

Updated 1 year ago on October 15, 2021

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We asked some of the Basketball Insiders’ senior writers and editors to give their predictions on the 2016 NBA Finals.

Here is how they saw it.

2016 NBA Finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (1) Cleveland Cavaliers
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 6 Games	in 7 Games	in 7 Games	in 7 Games	in 6 Games

2016 NBA Playoffs - Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (2) Toronto Raptors
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 5 Games	in 5 Games	in 5 Games	in 5 Games	in 6 Games

Western Conference

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Oklahoma City Thunder
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 7 Games	in 7 Games	in 6 Games	in 7 Games	in 6 Games

2016 NBA Playoffs - Second Round

Eastern Conference

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 5 Games	in 6 Games	in 5 Games	in 6 Games	in 6 Games
(2) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Miami HEAT
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 7 Games	in 6 Games	in 6 Games	in 7 Games	in 6 Games

Western Conference

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 6 Games	in 5 Games	in 7 Games	in 5 Games	in 6 Games
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Oklahoma City Thunder
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 7 Games	in 7 Games	in 5 Games	in 7 Games	in 6 Games

2016 NBA Playoffs - First Round

Eastern Conference

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Detroit Pistons
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 5 Games	in 4 Games	in 5 Games	in 6 Games	in 6 Games
(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Boston Celtics
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 6 Games	in 6 Games	in 7 Games	in 7 Games	in 6 Games
(3) Miami Heat vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 6 Games	in 6 Games	in 6 Games	in 6 Games	in 6 Games
(2) Toronto Raptors vs. (7) Indiana Pacers
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 7 Games	in 6 Games	in 6 Games	in 5 Games	in 6 Games

Western Conference

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Houston Rockets
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 4 Games	in 4 Games	in 5 Games	in 4 Games	in 5 Games
(4) L.A. Clippers vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 7 Games	in 6 Games	in 5 Games	in 5 Games	in 7 Games
(3) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 5 Games	in 5 Games	in 6 Games	in 5 Games	in 5 Games
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Memphis Grizzlies
Alex Kennedy	Lang Greene	Moke Hamilton	Jesse Blancarte	Steve Kyler
in 4 Games	in 4 Games	in 4 Games	in 4 Games	in 4 Games