Each week during the 2023-24 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward.
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This week's topic: Is Nuggets-Celtics the NBA Finals we deserve?
The NBA has boasted five different champions in its past five seasons, and the league has been heralded for its parity and breadth of talent, but have we really seen a Finals between the two best teams since 2018, when the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers met for an unprecedented fourth straight series?