Spurs had an easier road to the Finals.

[LongLiveTheKing]

No Kobe and no Nash and Blake for a couple of games, and Dwight's back was hurt.
Steph Curry got injured and they were taken to 6 by the Warrior.
In the WCF they faced the Grizzlies which should've been beaten by the Thunder but Westbrook got injured.
Heat overcame their biggest weakness in size against the Pacers.

[dbk123]

true

[DonDadda59]

Bucks... Bulls' 3rd stringers...

No.

[Inferno]

Bucks, Bulls with basically everyone injured, and then Pacers (only challenge) compared to Lakers, Warriors (a real challenge too), and the Grizzlies.

It's about even, I'd say.

[Kingwillball]

Yup Heat were much more battle tested and the Spurs are gonna be in for a bit of a Shock going from that they played to playing the Heat..

[tazb]

Agreed. The Pacers series was Miami's Finals.

[tmacattack33]

It's pretty even, but yeah I'd take Indiana over Memphis so i'd say San Antonio had an easier ride to the Finals.

[Inferno]

Yup Heat were much more battle tested and the Spurs are gonna be in for a bit of a Shock going from that they played to playing the Heat..

How are the below .500 Bucks and 3rd string Bulls a bigger challenge than the Grizzlies and Warriors?

Pacers, I'll give you. But that's about it.

[Kingwillball]

Bucks, Bulls with basically everyone injured, and then Pacers (only challenge) compared to Lakers, Warriors (a real challenge too), and the Grizzlies.

It's about even, I'd say.

Nope Bulls are a veteran team and play HARDER than anyone.

[I<3NBA]

Heat has been through 2 very physical series. they've really been tested

[Inferno]

Nope Bulls are a veteran team and play HARDER than anyone.

True, but you're forgetting that they were missing two starters and almost everyone on their roster was injured.

[noob cake]

Memphis would wax the Pacers.

Spurs swept Memphis

[Rockets(T-mac)]

How are the below .500 Bucks and 3rd string Bulls a bigger challenge than the Grizzlies and Warriors?

Pacers, I'll give you. But that's about it.

This.

[hitmanyr2k]

Nope Bulls are a veteran team and play HARDER than anyone.

Playing hard doesn't make up for the fact that the Bulls were a sick, injured, gassed team playing third stringers.

[Kingwillball]

Playing hard doesn't make up for the fact that the Bulls were a sick, injured, gassed team playing third stringers.

but they Challenged the Heat, Lakers didn't Challenge Spurs nor did the Grizzlies. GS did to an extent but they were way to young and inexperienced and had 2 best players hurt in that series. Heat are on a WHOLE nother level than anything Spurs have seen in Playoffs on either end of the floor.