After winning the Finals this year, the nuggets are pretty much bringing back the same team without Bruce brown but other teams like the bucks, Celtics and suns have improved. Imo I think the next 2-3 championships will be won by either the Bucks or Celtics and I think the Nuggets will make the finals again this year but the only way they might win again in the future is to either make a trade for a 3rd star or get much better depth.

  • eanregguht@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Lakers made it back to WCF by third year

    4th. After winning in 2020, they lost in the first round in 2021, missed the playoffs in 2022, and were swept in 2023.

    Warriors went to 6 in the second round only one year later. And have 2 more years left in this window technically.

    Losing in the 2nd round after a majority of people considered them the overwhelming favorites in the West is a miserable failure.

    Bucks went to 7 without their number 2 scorer the year after and had the worst shooting night like ever. Giannis got hurt 1st quarter of game 1 this year and missed 2 more. So no best player in league for basically 3 games of the series.

    The Celtics series in 2022 was winnable even without Khris. And in 2023, they blew double digit 4th quarter leads in back-to-back playoff games with Giannis playing.

    I’m not saying second round or Conference finals equates a ring but the teams have hung around and for Lakers and Bucks the issue seems to be injuries and not so much the play on the court.

    Injuries are one of the external factors I’m referring to.