There shouldn't be any shame in getting there and losing. Magic was 5-4. Kareem was 6-4. Dr J was 1-3. I can't say I elevate losses in earlier rounds above reaching the goddamn FINALS.

In this series Bron did the Atlas thing for a while but no one could have kept it up and even at his best they weren't winning every game. They were shorthanded and got beat by a better team, he played well. I would say this is somewhat similar to 07, although because of age and other factors I still consider that run a little more impressive