The weakest team in the finals in the past 30 years, which one are you nominated for?

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After 25 years, the Pacers returned to the finals.

What awaits them ahead is the Thunder who has 68 wins in the regular season and MVP Alexander. The last time the Pacers entered the finals, the opponent was the Lakers who had 67 wins in the regular season and MVP Sharks of the season.

That year, the Pacers won 56 wins in the regular season, 11 wins behind the Lakers, and the finals scored 2:4. The Sharks gathered the single-season scoring champion + MVP + FMVP, and the Lakers officially started three consecutive championships;

This year, the Pacers won 50 wins, 18 wins behind the Thunder - so Halliburton and Siakam will allow Alexander to achieve single-season scoring champion + MVP + FMVP?

According to the probability of winning the championship announced by the US media, the Thunder is 85%, and the Pacers are 15% - it is difficult to achieve another miracle, right?

Looking at the finals in the past 30 years, only five teams have lower winning rates than the Pacers this year, and only the Rockets in 1995 successfully won the championship;

The difference between the Pacers and the Thunder is also the biggest gap in the past 30 years; the year when the Warriors won 73, the Cavaliers were only 16 wins behind.

But that doesn't mean that walkers are weak - in fact, they are really strong. The more ball holding points, the deep lineup, the three-pointers and the fast break are all sharp... It is only when they meet the Thunder that it makes it difficult for them to remain optimistic about them.

So, which team should be the weakest team in the finals in the past 30 years?

In terms of winning rate, among the NBA Finals teams in the past 30 years, the three teams with the lowest winning rate in the regular season are:

The Heat in 2023, with 44 wins and 38 losses, with a winning rate of 53.7%;

The Knicks in 1999 had 27 wins and 23 losses, with a winning rate of 54%;

The Rockets in 1995, with 47 wins and 35 losses, with a winning rate of 57.3%.

Among them, the Knicks in 1999 and the Heat in 2023 should be the most successful Black Eight teams in the NBA so far - the Knicks lost Ewing that year, while the Heat only Butler.

But due to the absolute strength gap, they all fell in the finals - the Knicks lost to the Spurs, and General and Duncan won the first championship in team history for the Spurs; the Heat lost to the Nuggets, and Jokic also led the team to achieve a 0 breakthrough.

And the Rockets in 1995 were the sixth in the West that year, and their opponents were the Magic of 57 wins; but "Don't underestimate the heart of a championship." The Dream Series completely dominated both offense and defense, averaging 32.8 points, 11.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks per game, leading the team to sweep the 22-year-old Sharks at the time.

So the four centers are second to none.

On the series score - In addition to the Magic in 1995, there have been three sweeps in the last 30 years: In 2002, the Lakers swept the Nets; In 2007, the Spurs swept the Cavaliers; In 2018, the Warriors swept the Cavaliers.

Interestingly, the championships in the past three years have led their opponents by 8 wins in the regular season.

The Lakers in 2002, the Spurs in 2007, and the Warriors in 2018 had 58 wins in the regular season, while the Nets and Cavaliers in the same year had 50 wins...

In comparison, the three Finals teams with the lowest regular season winning rate were actually not much different from their opponents - the Rockets in 1995 were 7 wins behind the Magic, the Knicks in 1999 were 10 wins behind the Spurs, and the Heat in 2023 were 9 wins behind the Nuggets.

and the series net score -

Magic who were swept in 1995 lost a total of 28 points;

Knicks who entered the Finals in 1999 lost a total of 25 points;

Nets who were swept in 2002 lost a total of 41 points;

Cavaliers who were swept in 2007 lost a total of 24 points;

Cavaliers who were swept in 2018 lost a total of 60 points;

Heats who entered the Finals in 2023 lost a total of 41 points...

The Cavaliers in 2018 are already very miserable, but they are not the ones who lost the most in the last 30 years - 2014 Heats, who lost a total of 70 points in 5 games.

But there are still common features - in these two finals, the background boards are James...

Of course, the regular season results of James' team in those two years were indeed not as good as those of the finals opponents - and coincidentally, they were both 8 wins behind their opponents.

So is there a possibility - the difference between 8 wins and games basically kills the possibility of a counterattack?

After all, in the NBA's finals in the past 30 years, the only one who can win the series by at least 8 wins in the regular season is that the Cavaliers in 2016 are the ones who can win the series.

The Warriors won 73 and the Cavaliers won 57, with a win difference of up to 16 games; but in 7 games, the Cavaliers won a total of 34 points.

The reason why you can win is not all a lucky draw - it was only after that championship that James truly qualified to compete for the top 5 in history.

Of course, with Durant joining the Warriors later, James' Cavaliers naturally have no more to play.

In addition, in 2008, the Lakers lost 50 points in 6 games, which is the third biggest score difference in the past 30 years..

That year, the Lakers won 57 wins and the Celtics won 66 wins, a difference of 9 wins - so I really can't get over it;

By 2010, the Lakers led the Celtics by 7 wins, and played 7 games in the series, and the Lakers won a total of 24 points - the wins were less than 8 games, and they really had to play - so the two teams in this year's Finals: the Thunder 68 wins, the Pacers 50 wins, does Halliburton still have to play?

In the last 30 years, the final net difference between 30 points is within 30 points, which accounts for exactly half of it; so to a certain extent, 30 points should be considered a relatively normal value.

So, to say that the weakest finals team in the past 30 years, from the perspective of winning rate, big scores and net scores, I personally tend to the Heat in 2023 - the regular season win rate was the lowest, the big score was eliminated 1:4, and a total loss of 41 points.

and those who were swept through, often encountered opponents who were too overweight - in 1995, the Magic caught up with the Big Dream and the Glider, in 2002, the Nets met the OK combination of the Lakers, in 2007, the Cavaliers faced the peak GDP, and in 2018, the Cavaliers faced the Universe Brave...

For example, in 1998, the Jazz lost 47 points in 6 games, but the two teams won the same game in the regular season, except for Jokic, the opponent of the Heat in 2023, there are really no other first-tier stars except Jokic - and in the past two years, Jokic and Murray are not unrestricted; it's just that the Heat really does not have the corresponding resources.

Finally, which team is the weakest finals team in your mind in the past 30 years?

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