Finally, the NBA season is over, and the usual suspects have once again reigned over the 82-game schedule, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers.
Amongst their dominance, something feels different about this year's impending postseason.
The Lakers stumble into the playoffs having lost four of their last seven and are only 4-6 in their last 10 games. Cleveland has lost five of their last seven and are also 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Both teams spent most of April without their star players, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, but their inconsistency may hurt them entering the playoffs.
The Cavaliers have played their last five games without James and lost four of them, so his presence is sure to catapult that offense back to elite status.
Kobe and the Lakers on the other hand haven't fa ...
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2010 NBA Playoffs: Can We Expect Any Shocking First-Round Upsets?
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