http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/sports/nba-executives-predict-a-finals-rematch.html 2016-10-19 06:06:20 N.B.A. Executives Predict a Finals Rematch The league’s general managers expect a third straight matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. === The N.B.A.’s general managers expect a third straight matchup between Golden State and Cleveland in this season’s N.B.A. finals, with the Warriors their pick to reclaim the title. In The Warriors received 69 percent of the votes cast to emerge as the champions for the second time in three years, with the defending champion Cavaliers receiving the other 31 percent. KNICKS RE-SIGN SMALL FORWARD Steelers Pittsburgh Coach Mike Tomlin ruled Roethlisberger out of the game. Roethlisberger underwent arthroscopic surgery on Monday to repair cartilage in his knee, an injury sustained in a blowout loss to Miami last weekend. Landry Jones will make the third start of his career for the Steelers (4-2). Jones went 1-1 last season, though he was injured early in the victory. JETS’ DECKER HAS HIP SURGERY Joe Pavelski scored with 2 minutes 11 seconds remaining to lift the Melker Karlsson and Tomas Hertl also scored as the Sharks won for the third time in four games. Joe Thornton and Brent Burns had two assists each, giving each five on the season. Aaron Dell stopped 20 shots to win his N.H.L. debut. The Islanders trailed, 1-0, after being outplayed in the first period, but they picked it up in the second and took the lead with goals by Anthony Beauvillier and Anders Lee. DEVILS 2, DUCKS 1 Cory Schneider had 23 saves and forced the Ducks’ Chris Wagner to lose control of the puck on a second-period penalty shot as the Devils halted a five-game losing streak against Anaheim in their home opener. Hall, the former No. 1 overall draft pick who was acquired in a trade with Edmonton in late June, tied the game, 1-1, putting the rebound of a shot by Mike Cammalleri into an open net at 12:35. BLACKHAWKS 7, FLYERS 4 Tottenham held off Bayer Leverkusen’s constant pressure in the second half to earn a Champions League point in a 0-0 draw in Germany. Vincent Janssen hit the crossbar for Tottenham in the first half, and Dele Alli had a follow-up shot tipped over the bar, but Leverkusen had the better chances after the break. Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris scooped the ball away on the line after a shot by Javier Hernández, with goal-line technology showing that the ball did not fully cross the line. Unbeaten in the Premier League, Tottenham found the net in the 10th minute, but Son Heung-min was ruled to have been offside while passing to Janssen. REAL MADRID 5, LEGIA WARSAW 1 LEICESTER CITY 1, F.C. COPENHAGEN 0