this is for my own personal edification: I'd love to talk with an attorney who can answer some very basic legal questions about the context of the ruling.
.@nyknicks -140 favorites to win the NBA Championship after beating the Spurs in Game 1.
This is the first time the Knicks have been favored to win the title since 1993-94 season when New York was +120 favorites entering the Conference Finals per @SOHistory 👀
It has been 32 years since the Knicks have been championship favorites 🤯
A happy N.B.A. Finals to all New Yorkers who celebrate.
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I wholeheartedly believe the NBA community took LeBron James going to 8 straight Finals for granted. It takes a monumental effort to get there. The fact that it became routine is mind boggling. To this day he’s the most underrated competitor that’s ever played.
Lots of NBA fans on here talking about how "weak" the Eastern Conference is, but that simply was not true this season
The East won 49% of its games against the West, better than most seasons this century
The top 4 in the East went 18-15 against the top 4 in the West
Jalen Brunson has scored 30+ points in 47.3% (26 of 55) of playoff games with Knicks. The only players to scored 30+ points at higher rate with a single team (55+ playoff games) per @sportradar:
Michael Jordan 60.9% with Bulls
Allen Iverson 53.2% with 76ers
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 52.6% with Bucks
LeBron James 50.7% with Cavs
Jerry West 48.4% with Lakers
James Harden 48.2% with Rockets