"I can't control myself, 'cause I'm watching NBATV, and I'm watching the 2000 Western Conference Finals." LeBron James recently told Bleacher Report on Uninterrupted. "The lineups on the floor right now...there are so many great players in this game. It's ridiculous."
The four-time MVP—who has played in plenty of series featuring remarkable levels of talent—went on to list the many stars who were suiting up for the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Lakers.
But he's not the first to engage in such an exercise. And he won't be the last, especially at this time of year. The 2015-16 season is nigh approaching, carrying with it hopes and expectations that memorable playoff series will arise as the weather gets hotter next spring. In order to fully appreciate what's to come, sometimes we have to peer back into the past.
It's only natural to look back, and some series just happen to feature loads of recognizable names. Those, above all else, are the ones we're interested in. We want to find the other battles that would make James—or other stars in the future—feel similar levels of excitement, so long as they took place in th ...
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