Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James may or may not be King of the NBA, but after six consecutive trips to the NBA Finals, he is certainly the King of the Eastern Conference. Whether this is seen as a function of his greatness alone or a consequence of the East’s prolonged mediocrity offering him little resistance is sure to be a fascinating argument for decades to come. What if he were in the Western Conference? Or what if today’s West, like in the 80s, consisted of a single power standing atop lesser challengers? What if that single power was the team which beat LeBron’s Cavaliers on their home floor Saturday night, the team that has proven to be his greatest Finals adversary throughout his career?
The Spurs force themselves into the Cavaliers-Warriors conversation
