Golden State and Cleveland remain favorites to reprise their NBA finals match-up, but it’s not inevi. Defending NBA champion Cleveland get Indiana in the East for the first round, and they will play the first game of the postseason on Saturday afternoon. Late in the second quarter Wade intercepted an errant pass by Thomas, but got hung on the front of the rim as he attempted a dunk on the fast break. In the money-first world of professional sports owners, Rooney, who died Thursday at 84, showed courage many others might have avoided.