The Oklahoma City Thunder should not be here, up 3-1 on the best-ever Golden State Warriors team, one win away from the NBA Finals. They shouldn't even be in the Western Conference Finals.
For all the pomp and power at the top of the West and inside the Cleveland Cavaliers locker room, this year's march toward a championship quickly became a two-team conversation. The record-breaking, defending champion Warriors and close-behind San Antonio Spurs stood alone, together, towering over the field.
Every other so-called contender, including the Thunder, was just noise. That was the plan. Oklahoma City just doesn't care for it.
In pushing the Warriors to the brink of elimination, with the Spurs already in their rearview mirror, the Thunder are moving beyond the "good job, good effort, maybe next year" bracket. This could be their year—their time to defy odds, foil forecasts, dethrone kings and complete the most unlikely playoff stand in NBA history.
Historically Difficult Obstacles
For the record, it isn't as if the Thunder are coming out of nowhere. They tallie ...
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OKC Thunder on the Brink of Unprecedented NBA Playoffs Run
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