Colin Cowherd explains why the Cavs are better off without the East's No. 1 seed
While the sky might be falling in Cleveland these days, Colin Cowherd isn't too concerned about LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
On Tuesday's episode of The Herd on FS1, Cowherd explained just why the Cavs would be better off without the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference — and it's not about home-court advantage. In the NBA postseason, matchups matter.
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"Look at LeBron James, last seven trips to the Finals, look at the seeding of his teams: a two, a two, a two, a one, a two, a two, a one. He's won a championship as a two-seed. It doesn't matter. The only way it would come back to haunt him — and I'm not even sure if it would — is if it became a Game 7 against the Celtics.
"And that series ain't going to seven. And I can make an argument it's actually advantageous. Right now, Boston's the No. 1 seed in the East. You know who they'd play, first round? The hottest team in the East, Miami. Did LeBron really want to play against Pat Riley and Miami and the red-hot Heat? Instead, now, Cleveland is a two-seed, would face Indiana. They're not very good, and they're definitely not hot. And LeBron's had Paul George's number his entire career.
"So if you look at the playoffs right now, if I was Cleveland, I would much rather face the Pacers than I would the Celtics face the Heat. Seriously. If I'm the Cavs and I can pick anybody to play, I think it would be Atlanta, and then the Pacers. Those two teams, LeBron has a history of crushing their dreams."
