JD

Yeah, two things I really think about with this series are the Celtics like completely dominating the regular season and they're maybe they have the best net rating in NBA history at the time or something like that.

And it was kind of like, hey, trust the analytics.

They've been the best team for the entire year.

And guess what?

They were the best team in the finals as well.

And I think actually Luka's Mavericks this year were kind of in the same position that the Knicks are in where like the Western Conference was down.

that season.

It was the first year the Thunder were a one seed.

They didn't make it to the finals, obviously.

The Mavs made, I think they were, they must have been a five seed, six seed, something like that.

Because they made all the trades at the deadline.

They beat them in the second round, so there must have been a...

Five, right?

I think they were a five seed.

Yeah, because they beat the OKC in the second round, right?

Yeah.

So yeah, they'd be a four or five.

And then they beat the Timberwolves in the conference finals.

So yeah, I think it was like role reversal a little bit.

And the other thing I remember is Brian Windhorst saying that Luka was over with the losers in the other tunnel.