Not five, not six, but seven, eight, or perhaps nine straight NBA Finals for LeBron James? It’s been seven years since that infamous preseason pep rally in Miami, but the King has held the Eastern Conference in an epic figure four leg-lock ever since. On average, his teams have lost just one game per East playoff round over that period.
The rest of the NBA’s “other” conference? While hapless might be too strong a word, the reality is stark: “The Decision” might as well have been about James deciding to play deep into June every year than it was about him forming a super-team or two.