{"id":107978,"date":"2024-11-20T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=107978"},"modified":"2024-11-20T07:20:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T12:20:58","slug":"kenny-smith-cavs-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/20\/kenny-smith-cavs-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenny Smith Believes Cavs Can Win the Championship This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenny Smith<\/a> is one of the rare players who have been on a championship team that won 15 games out of the gate. His Houston Rockets did in the 1993-94 season, showing signs of things to come for the franchise. That year, the Rockets won their first title, and Smith believes the Cavs can do the same. On the last episode of Inside the NBA, The Jet discussed how the 1993-94 Rockets and this season\u2019s Cavs are similar. Let’s take a look at Kenny Smith’s Cavs comments about their chances at a ring.<\/p>\n

Kenny Smith Believes Cavs Can Win the Championship<\/h2>\n

The Cavs didn\u2019t win their 16th game in a row, as they fell to the Boston Celtics. But Smith gave them praise and said the loss might be a good thing for the Cavaliers. Speaking after the game, Smith said<\/a>,<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, it\u2019s actually a relief. At least it was when I was blessed to be on a team that went 15 in a row. It was a relief with the Rockets because the pressure started to mount, and then you started to play games with a little bit too much intensity for an 82-game season. In an 82-game season, you have to play the course like golf, you cannot always play your opponent. And we started to, you know, play your opponent and you try to do things extra and make.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He then continued talking about the Cavs’ chances to win a title.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow you know we\u2019re a great team. You all know we\u2019re going to be around and we\u2019re coming for the championship. We\u2019re going to be around when the championship is done because we have proven that we are versatile enough because we win 15 games.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kenny is right about one thing, this year\u2019s Cavaliers have won games in different ways<\/a>. They have won games with stops in the final minutes of the game. They have won blowouts. And they have come from behind and made a comeback. The Cavaliers have different players<\/a> who run the show on a given night. Some nights, it is Darius Garland<\/a>. Others, it is Donovan Mitchell<\/a>. And sometimes, their young big man Evan Mobley<\/a> guides them to the win.<\/p>\n