First year team coming out of the West is not Spurs or Lakers

[DuncanInYourFace]

Since like '99

Is that right?

Talk about dominance

'99 - Spurs win Title
'00 - Lakers win
'01 - Lakers win
'02 - Lakers win
'03 - Spurs win (thx for missing that shot in game 5 Horry)
'04 - Lakers lose in finals (fvck you fisher)
'05 - Spurs win
'06 - Spurs lose to mavs, Lakers choke against Nash

[adidas11]

It looks like it might be the Mavericks, although the Suns will still have something to say about that.

[Mr. Body]

Add Shaq to that list (on any team).

So you have, since '99, every year the Lakes, the Spurs, or Shaq has been involved.

You can boil that list down further:

It's either been the Spurs or Shaq, every time.

[DDS4]

Not too shabby.

[gospursgojas]

Following that logic, this will be the first time in 20 years that the championship will not go to the Spurs, Lakers, Pistons, Bulls or Rockets

Only 6 different teams in the last 20 years... crazy

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Add Shaq to that list (on any team).

So you have, since '99, every year the Lakes, the Spurs, or Shaq has been involved.

You can boil that list down further:

It's either been the Spurs or Shaq, every time.
Never underestimate, a considerably healthy, Shaq

[BillsCarnage]

Following that logic, this will be the first time in 20 years that the championship will not go to the Spurs, Lakers, Pistons, Bulls or Rockets

Only 6 different teams in the last 20 years... crazy

And if you axe the Rockets from that because they only had a back-to-back run and were done, it's even more impressive. Five teams in 18yrs, WOW.