Watch: Stephen A. Smith potentially curses Warriors with Finals pick

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It feels like the Cleveland Cavaliers have locked up a second straight NBA championship before Game 1 even gets underway - that is, if the curse of one Stephen A. Smith is real.

ESPN's "First Take" host laid out his 2016-17 Finals prediction Monday morning, picking the Golden State Warriors to win the rubber match against Cleveland by going the distance with a victory in Game 7.

If history is any indication, the Warriors will fail; Smith's last six Finals picks, dating back to 2011, have all been wrong, including his selection of Golden State last year.