The Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers will battle for the right to advance to the NBA's Eastern Conference Championship Monday night as the 2015 NBA playoffs continue.

These two teams don't like one another, and a second round seven game series is just what fans want to see. This series features MVP players, a Coach of the Year, and a Defensive Player of the Year.

Latin Post breaks this series down and predicts a winner:

Cleveland Cavaliers (2)

The Cavaliers finished the regular season as the No. 2 seed in the East Conference behind only the Atlanta Hawks. LeBron James has appeared in the last four consecutive NBA championships. Although Kyrie Irving is the point guard, it's James who leads the Cavaliers in assists, 122 more than Irving.

There's no doubt that not having Kevin Love on the court will hurt the Cavaliers. Love isn't a defensive monster, but he is their best rebounder and he can make three-point shots. J.R. Smith will be missing for two games because of a suspension.

The Cavaliers will have home-court advantage in this series against the Bulls. The Cavaliers were 31-10 this season playing at Quicken Loans Arena. The biggest obstacle for the Cavaliers will be defense in the paint. Without Love and Anderson Varejão on the court, the Bulls will look to exploit that mismatch and get close baskets.

Chicago Bulls (3)

The No. 3 seed Bulls are trying to prove the "You can't beat LeBron James" doubters wrong. Chicago has lost to a James-led team three times in the postseason, having never defeated James in the playoffs. As good as Derrick Rose is and can be, this is only the second time he has successfully made it out of the first round of the playoffs.

Jimmy Butler will be the ultimate X-factor in this series. Butler has proven to be a great offensive player having led the Bulls in scoring this season with 20 points per game. If James shuts down Rose, Butler and Pau Gasol will be needed heavily. Joakim Noah will also have to improve his offense for the Bulls if they are to advance in this series.

Fortunately for the Bulls, they do have the coaching advantage. Tom Thibodeau is a great defensive coach, and the Bulls will give the Cavaliers all they can handle. The winner of this series will play the winner of the Atlanta Hawks-Washington Wizards series in the third round.

Schedule

Game 1: at Cleveland. Monday, 7 p.m. on TNT
Game 2: at Cleveland. Wednesday, 7 p.m. on TNT
Game 3: at Chicago. Friday, TBD, on ESPN
Game 4: at Chicago. Sunday, 3:30 p.m. on ABC

All times listed above are Eastern American.

Predictions

This series will go six games, probably seven. The Cavaliers have key injuries and suspensions with Love and Smith, but they have James and home-court advantage. The Bulls play tough, and Butler is about to get a big payday. In the end, James will improve his overall playoff series record to 4-0 against the Bulls.

Cavaliers win series, 4-3.

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