10 Things That’ll Get You Excited for the 2015 NBA Finals

By Faith Christine Lai

1) First things first. This handy table details exactly when and where the games will take place. Print it out, stick it on your wall, send it to your best friend… be informed, fans, be informed!

2) It doesn’t matter if you’re rooting for the Warriors, the Cavs, or for any other team. ISlide’s new line of NBA-themed sandals will let you wear your team’s colours from head to toe.

3) Predict the future! Reddit user elessarjd has started a wildly popular discussion and poll on the predicted winning team. The Warriors seem to be the hot favourite — for now…

4) For those of you who prefer the hard facts, statistical prediction powerhouse FiveThirtyEight has rated every single NBA teams’ progress throughout history.

5) Lebron James approaches the finals with confidence.

6) However, the King will certainly have his work cut out for him with the seemingly unstoppable Stephen Curry on the other end of the court.

7) It’s no wonder then, that everyone is expecting a star-studded final.

8) Warriors’ shooting guard, Klay Thompson, has finally gotten the green light to play in Game 1 after a worrying concussion scare. See you on the court, Klay!

9) Here’s someone else we’ll be looking out for starting Game 2: Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade, who will be in the television booth as a game analyst. Fancy that!

10) Finally, a new NBA finals season wouldn’t be complete without this #throwback to what might be the most awkward photoshoot in NBA history… ever. (LOL!)