Portland shouldn’t be penalized for playing a weak OKC team and then Denver’s missed FYs. Are they THAT much better than last year? CJ has taken a leap in the playoffs and Kanter looks great so...yes?

You can’t denigrate the league because the Warriors are great. There’s more parity this year than any in recent memory - but nobody is beating the Ws. That’s ok.

Utah made the WCF years ago (maybe it was the year Dallas lost to Ws in the firs round) and were significantly weaker than these Blazers are. Things are fine.

Houston losing was no surprise.