Joe Bagadonuts
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74% chance of winning this series and 8% chance of winning the championship per FiveThirtyEight. We're about to see double figures.
2018 Championship Bus!!!!
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Coach Ellis
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Makes me really wish I could rep right now. This is an amazing post.
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Houston 1995 IIRC vs the Spurs
Joe Bagadonuts
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If you recall correctly, or if you google correctly?
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Recall— I remember watching an Olajuwon video on him vs Robinson and Houston had lost the first two games at home before he went berserk on game 3. He then went on to win in the Finals so I just kinda put two and two together. Was too lazy to google
Joe Bagadonuts
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Wow, I'm in awe... assuming you are correct.
FarrakhanJazzFan
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Back then, there were only two divisions per conference and division winners received the two top seeds. Even if you had the second best record in the league you would get the 3rd seed if the team with the best record was also in your division.
Well, that's what happened to the Jazz that year. They won 60 games and they had to face the defending champ Rockets who were actually better that year with the addition of Drexler. But they slacked during the regular season and heavily managed everyone's minute. The Jazz dropped one of the games in Salt Lake but forced a Game 5 in Salt Lake which they lost by 4 points. I had to Google this part, but the Jazz were up by 7 heading into the 4th quarter.
That was possibly the one that really got away. While Jordan was around that year, that was is short stint as #45. That Jazz team was really good and the Spurs that year were paper tigers. If the Jazz held on in the 4th against the Rockets andcould have gotten past the Suns, I think they would have won the title.
FarrakhanJazzFan
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Yes he was. And Harden kind of has that reputation right now until he proves otherwise.