Stephen Curry and LeBron James are widely considered to be the two best basketball players on the planet -- winners of six of the last eight NBA MVPs and leading their teams to three of the last four NBA titles. And while they are the favorites to win their respective conferences to face off once again for all the marbles, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Toronto Raptors have other ideas.
Will the Thunder or Raptors prevent a Warriors vs. Cavaliers rematch?
LeBron James’ Cavaliers appear destined to square off against Stephen Curry’s Warriors once again in a battle for the Larry O’Brien trophy. Can the Thunder or Raptors derail those plans?Watch on YouTube | Subscribe to SB Nation on YouTube
As the Cavs look to become the first team ever to win their first 12 postseason games, they’ll face a feisty Raptors team appearing in their first ever Conference Finals. Will Cleveland’s fresh legs and historic shooting be too much for the Raptors, coming off back-to-back physically and emotionally draining series, to overcome?
Meanwhile, in the West, everyone had penciled in a Warriors-Spurs Conference Finals since about Christmas. Now that the Thunder have crashed that party, can they keep rolling as they try to knock off the greatest regular season team in NBA history?
