3/4 of the final 4 teams last season all lost in the 1st round.
Yes and this is why the narrative of "this team is a contender and this team isn't a contender" or "we are not contender until x tears".... don't seem to me based on reality. Was the Heat a contender at the begening of the PO last year ? Were Phoenix, Utah and Philly at the begening of this season ? We have good material, with good mooves, we can hopefully be comptetitive next year, just in taking the right decisions. Then we will need a good mood, but with all the sh..... we have eaten this year, maybe we have some luck next one.