How would these alternate 80's Finals matchups go

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1980 Celtics vs Supersonics


1981 76ers vs Kings


1982 Celtics vs Spurs


1983 Bucks vs Spurs


1984 Bucks vs Suns


1985 Sixers vs Denver


1986 Bucks vs Lakers


1987 Pistons vs Supersonics


1988 Celtics vs Mavs

1989 Bulls vs Suns



I have the Celtics winning in 1980 1982 and 1988

I have the 76ers winning in 1981 1985 therefore Barkley ends up getting a ring in his rookie year alongside Moses and Julius Erving.

I also have the Lakers winning in 1986.

And finally, I have the Bulls and Pistons both winning in 1987 and 1989

As for 1983 and 1984 that is a toss-up to me so I say in 1983 the Bucks win but in 1984 the Spurs get their revenge on the Bucks and end up winning that year.

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It is strange to think that the east in all of those finals matchups would have ended up winning most of the time outside of 1986 and maybe 1984 so Bird still gets his three rings and Jordan wins his first ring in 1989 to end the decade.



Plus Julius Erving would have ended with 2 rings for his career instead of one plus he would have won both the regular season Mvp and finals Mvp in 1981.


And finally, it is almost a lock that Sidney Moncrief ends up as a hall of farmer if he has one or two rings to back up his 5× NBA All-Star (1982–1986)
All-NBA First Team (1983)
4× All-NBA Second Team (1982, 1984–1986)
2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1983, 1984)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1983–1986)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1982)

Resume.