OT: Best team in a conference that didn't make Finals or win le that same season?

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2000 Blazers they should have won it all. Despite the bad refs in that WCF I believe if Sheed was more mature back then they could have beaten the Lakers in 6.

Only pussies & assholes blame the officiating.

Wallace learned nothing & never matured. 10 years later he showed his ass in Game 7 and had to be carried out of Staples by law enforcement.

[Kidd K]

2013 Thunder has case over Spurs, tbh..can't deny we lucked out with Westbrook knee ....They had better record and point differential (60-22)/9.6 to Spurs (58-24)/6.4 ..

Bull and blasphemy imo. Not only was 2013 Thunder worse than 2012 Thunder (that's when they traded Harden) but 2012 Thunder also had the "Hand of Stern" ensuring they got to the Finals over the superior team due to extremely lopsided officiating. It was arguably worse than 2002 Kings/Lakers. 2012 Spurs > Any Thunder team in any season. Probably > any Sonics team too.

[JoeTait75]

1971-72 Bucks (63-19: had the misfortune to be in the West w/the 69-13 Lake Show)

1972-73 Celtics (68-14: either Cowens or Havlicek got hurt which sunk them in the ECF against the Knicks)

2005-06 Pistons (64-18: Cavaliers had them on the ropes in the ECSF)

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1971-72 Bucks (63-19: had the misfortune to be in the West w/the 69-13 Lake Show)

1972-73 Celtics (68-14: either Cowens or Havlicek got hurt which sunk them in the ECF against the Knicks)

2005-06 Pistons (64-18: Cavaliers had them on the ropes in the ECSF)

It was Havlicek who was injured in 73, and I think they still took the Knicks to 7.