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The NBA's television broadcast partners certainly don't want it.
Cleveland and Oklahoma City, two of the smaller markets in the league, could meet in the NBA Finals.
From a TV perspective, maybe that's a meh matchup. But on the court? Goodness gracious, it'd be brilliant.
The Thunder set the NBA record for winning margin this season, and they had a 51-point first-round win over Memphis.
The Cavs cruised to the East's top seed, then just finished off the Heat in a four-game sweep capped by a 55-point win on Monday night.
These are two of the best teams in basketball history when you break it all down on paper.
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The Thunder have a case as the best team ever.
The Cavs aren't quite there, but considering their previous pedigree in years they didn't have LeBron James, this is a special campaign for both conference's No. 1 seeds.
Maybe it doesn't shock some to hear that the 1-seeds aren't just backed by overwhelming public confidence. That's because teams like the Warriors and Lakers have stolen much of the thunder.
Cleveland and OKC are probably just fine with that. There's nothing wrong with flying under the radar.
And at the moment, these two dominant, huge-win teams look like they'll fly right on to Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
There are still two rounds to get through, yes, but these are the heavy favorites (along with the defending champion Celtics), assuming you're OK with small market teams playing for the most revered trophy in basketball.
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