If the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors managed to advance past their current series and then their respective conference finals, at least one prominent NBA analyst is favoring the Eastern Conference team in the subsequent league finals matchup it would set the table for.
That analyst would be ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who is clearly impressed with the defense and resolve the Celtics used to even up their series with the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 4 of the East semis on Monday. “This Warriors team,” said Smith, “if they even get out of the West, certainly wouldn’t beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals looking the way they looked” in their last game against the Memphis Grizzlies.
