Which team has the toughest path to the Finals?

[dubeta]

Which team do you think has the toughest path to the Finals?

[keep-itreal]

Cavaliers

[Smoke117]

Clippers, obviously. They achieved home court advantage in the playoffs...to play the defending champions in the first round.

[Spurs m8]

Yeah, its the Clippers for sure.

[SyRyanYang]

Pelicans

[Sportal]

Houston.

The combinations of:

Beat Mavs
Beat Clips/Spurs
Beat Warriors/Griz

Pretty hard. The likely scenario is that you could be looking at Mavs/Spurs/GSW, or Mavs/Spurs/Griz...

[Fiasco]

Pelicans

Correct.

[Big Cheese]

I say the spurs because they will have to win 3 series on the road.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Hawks

oh wait

[plowking]

Heat.

[dubeta]

Good choices but I would go with OKC, would be literally impossible to make the Finals

[coin24]

Probably boston, down 0-3 to the most stacked team in the league. Lead by kyrie batman..

[Spurs m8]

Pelicans

Get ya thing outta steph for a minute, okay mate.

Matching up with SAS and then HOU in Round 2 AND THEN the Warriors Round 3, is harder than having to face Warriors, MEM/POR and then SAS/HOU.

Tbh

[plowking]

Probably boston, down 0-3 to the most stacked team in the league. Lead by kyrie batman..

If Kyrie is the best player on your team, you aren't close to stacked.

[Prime_Shaq]

Clippers.

[coin24]

If Kyrie is the best player on your team, you aren't close to stacked.

He seems to be doing a good job so far..

But I'm sure LeBald will sabotage him soon enough

[dubeta]

He seems to be doing a good job so far..

But I'm sure LeBald will sabotage him soon enough

Kyrie finna feel like Shaq in '04

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcsRGXbKlLA/TeofM0fk3hI/AAAAAAAAhDI/7dHq7Swz7vs/s1600/62081610.gif

[coin24]

Kyrie finna feel like Shaq in '04

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcsRGXbKlLA/TeofM0fk3hI/AAAAAAAAhDI/7dHq7Swz7vs/s1600/62081610.gif


More like wade in 2011. GOAT sabotage

[ChrisKreager]

Anyone who has to play the Spurs.

Seriously, it would be an unimaginable boost of confidence if someone can somehow beat them.

I don't see it happening, but if it happens, that would mean a lot for their psyche.

[Artillery]

This is Spurs easily. As a 6th seed, they would have to win three series on the road just to make the Finals. If Hawks are the Eastern finalist, then that's 4 series without homecourt to win a title. Would be crazy impressive if they pulled it off.

[Spurs m8]

Good point tbh

[Beastmode88]

More like wade in 2011. GOAT sabotage

Who else expected the "best player in the world" to under perform like he did? :confusedshrug:

[MJistheGOAT]

Clippers, that great run at the end of the season to get the #3 seed and homecourt ...

To play Spurs and be raped. LOL.
If they pull the miracle, then Hou/GSW without homecourt.

[INDI]

Celts and Pels

CELTICS (Potentially have to play)

Cavaliers
Bulls
Hawks


PELICANS (Potentially have to play)

Warriors
Grizzlies
Spurs

Honestly I'm not sure which is worse

[Trollsmasher]

Cleveland

Can't have it tough when there is no defense being played, so that disqualifies then entire West

Then it is an easy pick in the East

[BuffaloBill]

Spurs/Clippers would have to go through



Blake&CP3/Spurs
James Harden
Steph Curry
Kyrie & Lebron James

Pretty much all of the biggest superstars in the league



Easiest is probably the Cavs. They got to play against Boston.

[ArbitraryWater]

Spurs/Clippers would have to go through



Blake&CP3/Spurs
James Harden
Steph Curry
Kyrie & Lebron James

Pretty much all of the biggest superstars in the league



Easiest is probably the Cavs. They got to play against Boston.

Hawks would be easiest, since Cavs' 2nd round opponent is a decent bit better than theirs.