The NBA Championship is the ultimate prize; when its all said and done, that is the one thing that can never be taken away from an NBA player.
There will always be wannabe teams who present just enough of a challenge to irk the contenders. Those teams make enough noise in the regular season that the dreaded 'u' word upset is tossed around.
This year the Western Conference upset team is the Oklahoma Thunder; led by Kevin Durant the Thunder are this seasons 'it' team.
In fact, the Western conference is stacked from one thru eight, the Eastern conference cannot say the same.
There are some teams however who may force the true contending teams to bring their 'A' game in the first two rounds.
**Phoenix doesn't count because they have proven that defense really does win championshi ...
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Article written by Frances White
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