The NBA Playoffs used to be boring, at least according to the skeptics. Upsets were few and far between, the best team was determined by who had the best individual player, and the best team almost always won. NBA fans endured four years of the Golden State Warriors vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. With Kevin Durant in the Bay, the dream of NBA parity felt further out of reach than ever before.
NBA history has been defined by dynasties, from Russell and Bird’s Celtics to Magic and Kobe’s Lakers to Jordan’s Bulls to Duncan’s Spurs to Curry’s Warriors. That era of the league may not be
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