NBA's Unprecedented Parity: New York, Indiana, Oklahoma City, and Minnesota Vie for Championship
Source: news.source.inquirer
The NBA's final four teams for the championship have been set, showcasing an era of parity with the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Minnesota Timberwolves. This year's finals will continue the trend of no back-to-back champions since 2018, marking a historic run of different winners over seven consecutive years. The conference finals are set to begin, promising a thrilling conclusion to the season.
Key Points
The NBA final four includes the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Minnesota Timberwolves, none of whom have recent championship success.
The winner of this year's NBA Finals will be the seventh different champion in seven years, an unprecedented run in NBA history.
The league has not seen a back-to-back champion since Golden State in 2017-2018, highlighting the current era of parity.
The NBA aimed for unpredictability after the Cleveland vs. Golden State matchups from 2015 to 2018, and has achieved it with 11 different conference champions over the past seven seasons.
The conference finals are set to start, marking the beginning of the final stages of the NBA season.
