Ohio vs. California
By Diego Flammini, Farms.com
It’s time for the National Basketball Association (NBA) to take center stage and start their championship series tonight after the NHL had Wednesday night’s spotlight.
On the court, the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers will battle the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors.
The first team to win four games will be presented with the Larry O’Brien trophy as the best team in the NBA.
Similar to the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs, analysts and experts have spent their time breaking down plays and coaching schemes to determine who has the advantage going into the series. Can Lebron James lift the Cavaliers to victory by himself? Will Steph Curry’s ability to shoot the 3-pointer be enough to lift Golden State to the championship?
An agricultural comparison is about to take place – between the two states represented in the series: California and Ohio.
?signals advantage for each team
| | California | Ohio |
| NBA Team |
Golden State Warriors
| Cleveland Cavaliers 
|
| Number of farm operations | 76,400 ? | 74,500 |
| Beef cows (as of Jan. 1, 2015) | 600,000 ? | 282,000 |
| Milk production (Measured in Lb/Head) | 23,785 ? | 20,318 |
| Total value of ag products sold | $42,627,472,000 ? | $10,064,085 |
| Top commodity value | Almonds - $6,464,500,000 ? | Soybeans - $2,642,640,000 |
| Average age of principal operator | 60.1 | 56.8 ? |
| Value of aquaculture sales | $103,016,000 ? | $3,875,000 |
| Total acres operated | 25,500,000 ? | 14,000,000 |
Based on the state agriculture comparison, the Golden State Warriors should beat the Cleveland Cavaliers pretty handily, however Ohio does have youth on its side.
Tell us your thoughts about how the two states compare to one another in basketball, or in hockey. Do you have a rooting interest?
Don’t forget to check out the Stanley Cup comparison between Illinois and Florida.