Bucks are a clear favorite, but that's not enough
Milwaukee is obviously best placed to win the title. If we have learned anything from recent years, though, it is that being superior is not always a guarantee of triumph.
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The Cavalanchers become the Cavalanched
Cleveland gives up a 22-point lead in the fourth to lose Game 1. There are few more brutal ways to start a series.
FIRST ENCOUNTER
Victor Wembanyama arrived plenty long ago. The defending champs met him in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, and were introduced to the concept of their own demise.
Goodbye, 60-win Cinderella
There's no team more dangerous than Cleveland in Game 7 of a series they should have won in six.
The Spurs will make you give up
Anthony Edwards calls it early. Meanwhile, James Harden's flop sweat creating disaster is a good symbol of Cleveland's Game 6 no-show.