Just about everything went right for the Phoenix Suns last year during the regular season, and despite some strange short-term injuries things continued to go well through the playoffs all the way to a Western Conference Championship and 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
The team had unreal chemistry from day one — “this team is special,” Chris Paul said as early as the end of training camp — and played every minute like it was the exorcism needed to wash away the demons of the last five seasons. They never let their foot off the gas, never suffered any major injuries and somehow got MVP-candidate play from their 36-year old acquisition at point guard.