Teams with best NBA Record won 5 of last 16 championships

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2000 - 2001 Spurs best record, Lakers title
2001 - 2002 Sacramento best record, Lakers title
2002 - 2003 Spurs best record, Spurs title
2003 - 2004 Indiana best record, Detroit title
2004 - 2005 Phoenix best record, Spurs title
2005 - 2006 Detroit best record, Miami title
2006 - 2007 Dallas best record, Spurs title
2007 - 2008 Boston best record, Boston title
2008 - 2009 Cleveland best record, Lakers title
2009 - 2010 Cleveland best record, Lakers title
2010 - 2011 Chicago best record, Dallas title
2011 - 2012 Chicago/SanAntonio best record, Miami title
2012 - 2013 Miami best record, Miami title
2013 - 2014 San Antonio best record, San Antonio title
2014 - 2015 Golden State best record, Golden State title
2015 - 2016 Golden State best record, Cleveland title


What does getting Best record in NBA mean this days? Not ALOT.

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So not only is this the first 70 win team to not win a title but it also snapped the following streaks:

- 3-1 finals leads
- 3 consecutive best RS records winning
- first G7 Finals loss at home in nearly a half-century

Wow.