Honestly, neither of these teams should win more than a game on Boston.
But it’s probably better for us to play NYK, as (1) they play hard and will force us to play hard the entire time, and (2) with the crazy hype around them, we shouldn’t be taking them lightly, even with the injuries. Feels like Indy would be more of the same for us.
Yep, neither of these teams are a threat.
Amazing to go three series deep without seeing a real opponent yet. Our first quality opponent will be in the Finals. Possibly the easiest run to the Finals of All-Time.
Might be. I heard on NBA Radio that the 1987 Lakers had a pretty easy time winning the WC. Their 3 opponents RS games won were 37, 35, and 42.
Oh yeah. That was the Sonics in the WCF. They had a surprise run and beat some better teams. The Dale Ellis / Xavier McDaniel / Tom Chambers Big Three. Three high volume scorers who did not do a whole lot else. Alton Lister. Mo Lucas. I think ... a rookie Nate McMillan. Some good glue guys.
It felt like it was the launching pad of the next great team in West but it was a false launch. They were never more than a .500 team. The Big Three were all iso-scorers who did not do a whole lot else. At least X-Man was a two-way player. None of them passed the ball. Ever.
They beat Olajuwon's Rockets in the WCSF. That series had some great games. The Rockets were also a .500 team. So two similar squads. Olajuwon was terrific.
Ohh, they beat Dallas in the first round. I thought it was Dallas. Dallas was a 55 win team. Huge upset. They would go to the WCF the following year and push LAL to 7 games.
I still got a couple of those games on tape. Fun Sonics team. The pre-Kemp pre-Payton years.