NBA Finals trilogy, Marlins homestand, Canes baseball saving its streak top Hot Button Top 5

1. NBA: Finally, it's on! The inevitable Warriors-Cavs Finals begins: It's the Golden State-Cleveland trilogy, LeBron-Steph III, and the rubber-match series begins Thursday night. Now all it has to be is the greatest Finals ever ending in a triple-overtime Game 7 to live up to expectations.

2. MARLINS: Can long homestand help fading Fish save season?: Miami hopes current 10-game homestand, longest of the year, will help the Marlins start to turn around a sinking season. Then again, Fish thought that last time, too, just before the previous homestand in which they went 1-8.

3. UM BASEBALL: Canes do enough in ACCs for NCAA bid: UM went 2-0 to reach Saturday's ACC Tournament semifinal vs. Duke. That should be enough to earn an NCAA bid for 45th consecutive year. Perspective: UM's last time not in the NCAAs predated the Dolphins' Perfect Season.

4. DOLPHINS: Another round of OTAs on deck: The next of the Fins' offseason “organized team activity” days are this Tuesday through Thursday. You know you're a real football fan if you care about your team's no-pads, limited-hitting practices 3 ½ months before the season starts.

5. NHL: It's Nashville and Pittsburgh for the Stanley Cup: Puck drops on Game 1 Monday. Tough choice for the 5 spot. Indy 500 is Sunday, French Open is starting, America's Cup sailing is underway and, locally, so is World OutGames Miami. Sorry, but all must curtsy to Lord Stanley!

This story was originally published May 27, 2017 at 6:35 PM with the headline "NBA Finals trilogy, Marlins homestand, Canes baseball saving its streak top Hot Button Top 5."