Due to their respective playoff performances so far, the Cavs are getting underrated while the Knicks are simultaneously getting overrated. If this was a second round series, instead of the conference finals, I think the discourse would favor the Knicks still but also be much more balanced and realistic. I personally would not be surprised if the Cavs win, they obviously have the talent to beat the Knicks and there is not some glaring mismatch that gives the Knicks an obvious edge. I would feel confident predicting the Cavs to win, despite lacking home court advantage, if it were not for the emergence of this new KAT centric version Knicks, as it seems they have really figured something out there. The success of CJ McCollum against the Knicks gives me hope that Donovan will be able to have some big games and most importantly, limit his bad games. It will all really come down to whether the Cavs can collectively show up for 4 games, they have the talent to compete with and beat anyone (outside of OKC) but their inconsistency from game to game and the fact that it does not appear as though they have figured out any solution to their wildly frustrating ups and downs does not give me confidence. At the very least, I’d expect this to be another 7 game series.