2696512, Yeah but the W's were also defending champs
Posted by auragin_boi, Fri May-17-19 01:43 PM
That L has psychological consequences.
It's the whole reason Houston couldn't beat the Warriors without KD, even (But they were up 3-2 until Paul got hurt). It's the whole reason the Knicks couldn't finish off the '93 bulls after going up 2-0 with homecourt advantage. It's the whole reason the Kings couldn't recover from the Vlade tap out to Horry that stopped the Lakers from going down 3-1 in 2002. Why the Bulls couldn't finish off the Cavs after going up 2-1 in 2015.
So in this reality, yeah, everything you say is valid and I don't disagree. In the reality where Kyrie and Love don't get hurt and the Cavs face the Warriors at full strength the first go round (where LeBron and the Quickens loans concession stand workers took 2 games from GS), I think it might be a little different.
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