2018 NBA Finals: 5 Things the Cleveland Cavaliers must do to beat the Golden State Warriors

#1 LeBron James

LeBron James in the Cleveland Cavaliers' Game Seven vs the Boston Celtics

LeBron James is the ultimate mismatch.

All through these Playoffs, largely in part to the poor performance of the team's role players, the coaching staff has focused on ensuring that LeBron gets the most favorable matchup possible.

In their most recent series, the Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, there was a concentrated effort to get Terry Rozier or Aron Baynes switched on to him. In the series against the Toronto Raptors, there wasn't a legitimate defender who made him work hard, so he wrecked havoc and the Cavs swept the Canadian franchise. In the first round against the Indiana Pacers, Bogan Bogdanovic game the King problems but against almost anybody else, it was a mismatch.

With Andre Iguodala's questionable presence (suffering from a bone bruise in left knee), Golden State has only three legit players they can throw at LeBron James - Kevin Durant, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson (very rarely). Going against anybody else would be a mismatch for LeBron and the Cavaliers need to scheme around those matchups accordingly.