Can't imagine a much better path to the championship (if the Spurs win)

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Beating the Lakers, Warriors, Grizzlies and Heat - all in the same postseason - would be epic.


The only way it would have been better, in my opinion, would have been this:

First round: Defeat Grizzlies
Semifinals: Defeat Suns
Conference finals: Defeat Lakers
Finals: Defeat Heat

[Duncanforthree]

1999-T'Pups,Lakers,Blazers,Knicks
2003-Suns,Lakers,Mavs,Nets
2005-Nuggets,Sonics,Suns,Pistons
2007-Nuggets,Suns,Jazz,Cavs
2013-Lakers,Warriors,Grizzlies,Heat


All pretty good runs.

I think it's awesome the Spurs have faced a different opponent from the East each trip.

[timtonymanu]

Would have liked to get the Thunder in a series, just to complete the revenge cycle (lol Suns).

[Joyrider]

Putting the nail in the Lakers coffin.

Then beating one of the last 2 remaining teams in the west that we haven't beat in the postseason (Houston is next).

Then avenging the 8 through a dismantling sweep.

And finally beating one of the 'greatest' teams assembled with the greatest player of this generation.

Just a magical ending.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Would have liked to get the Thunder in a series, just to complete the revenge cycle (lol Suns).

Ah yes. Beating the Thunder instead of the Grizzlies......that would have been a good series too.

[hooperflash]

The Suns wouldn't have had Nash , replace them with Dallas and you're good to go .

[Jenks]

Would have liked to get the Thunder in a series, just to complete the revenge cycle (lol Suns).

Exactly this, swap them for Golden State who I actually hated beating. When the series was over, and the arena was still pretty full listening to Steph & co thank them all for the season, that's about as bad as I've ever felt after a win.

Meanwhile ting on OKC & Derek Fisher now that Harden is gone would have been pure ing ecstasy.

[Asif Ali Zardari]

It was the easiest run in the history of the western conference. Any reasonable Spurs fan should be able to admit that.

. Lakers without Kobe
. Warriors that shouldnt have been that far and Curry and Lee were hobbled
. Grizzlies that weren't ready for that stage

The cHeat are the only good team the Spurs played.

[Jenks]

. Lakers without Kobe

Refresh my memory, what was the Lakers record with Kobe this year? I remember at one point they were talking about winning 73 games. Spurs really dodged a bullet, phew.

[eric365]

Yes great path :
- Lakers because it's sweet to end their 2004 bis (bringing old hof PG and big man)
- GSW because all the hype they were getting (best shooter ever, best backcourt ever)
- Memphis as a 2011 revenge
- Heat because the spurs won against the pacers or knicks we would have heard of Westbrook and kobe injury for 15 years

But it's not over yet

[Mark in Austin]

you all to realize it takes 4 wins to ring, right? .

[Beaverfuzz]

you all to realize it takes 4 wins to ring, right? .

Exactly. And I don't care if it's the Hornets, Blazers, Sacramento, and the Wizards in the Finals...a ring is a ring. One more win to go.