Gusto1903 wrote:RoyceDa59 wrote:Gusto1903 wrote:
Easiest path how?
He’s probably referring to having to beat, in order, an 8th seed, 4th seed, 7th seed and 8th seed to win it all.
Yeah but these 8th, 4th, 7th and 8th seeds beat the "real contenders" on their path. So maybe those werent that easy to play.
1. Minnesota didn't beat anyone, and were without a few key rotation guys.
2. Phoenix had played like 12 games together, had 0 bench (they do now) and struggled each game vs the clips who were led by Westbrook.
3. The Lakers were decent. Old but decent.
4. Miami beat Milwaukee, like every basically every good team who's played them in the Giannis/Middleton Era has done. Got by the Knicks and then beat Boston due to the Tatum injury in game 7. How they got up 3-0 on Boston remains a mystery to me. With all that, they were a shell of what they were in round 1 by the time they reached the finals. It was plain to see, they had no business being in the finals and were relying on Kyle Lowry for late game shots.
It was a very easy path. I'd consider them the favorites this year, but many teams have a chance to beat them.