Golden State and Cleveland are a combined 16-0 in the postseason, and everyone is bored. Let’s hope the conference finals offer something more compelling
The poor guys didn’t stand a chance. A day after the Cleveland Cavaliers completed their sweep of the Toronto Raptors with a 109-102 victory on the Raptors’ own court, the Golden State Warriors knocked the Utah Jazz out of the playoffs with a 121-95 win on Monday night. Cleveland and Golden State have both been perfect this postseason: the two teams have won two straight series in four, going a combined 16-0 without doing anything to challenge the growing perception that they will meet in the NBA finals for the third straight year.
All of this is great news if you root for the Warriors or the Cavaliers. It’s not so great if you’re a fan of compelling playoff basketball. Despite a handful of close games in the first round, this year’s NBA playoffs have been, objectively, an awful viewing experience. A part of this can be blamed on the aura of inevitably hanging over Cavaliers and Warriors: it feels like we’re just biding our time until their finals rematch, but it doesn’t help that we’ve been bombarded with boring blowouts these past few weeks.
The Warriors and Cavaliers played 384 combined minutes in the 2nd round. They only trailed for 38.https://t.co/8Kbsqw7F6e pic.twitter.com/DHTTKInqZJ
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