Andas a result, theCavswouldfinishwith 49 winsasthethirdseedintheEasternConference.
その結果、キャブスはイースタン・カンファレンス第3シードとして49勝を挙げることになった。
TheonlythingmissingforthetwowouldbeanMVPawardasit's headingouttoMinnesotainstead, butoneofthetwocanstillwalkawaywithsomehardwareiftheymanagetobringCleveland a title.
Butinthisuniverse, withthetwotogether, theywouldgetitdoneandmoveontothefinalsagainsttheHoustonRockets, without a doubtbeingtheirtoughestopponenttodate.
Andasfarasthatgoes, theywouldgetoffto a goodstartasthefirsttworoundswerenoissue.
その限りでは、最初の2戦は問題なく、幸先のいいスタートを切ることができた。
Butwhatwas a challengewouldbetheconferencefinalsupagainsttheMiamiHeat, featuringtheMVP D-Wade.
しかし、MVPのD-ウェイドを擁するマイアミ・ヒートとのカンファレンス・ファイナルは難関だった。
Andeventually, whileitwouldbe a hard-foughtbattleandtheCavswouldcomeoutontop, youhavetowonderwhatwouldhappenifthreeplayersthatgoodactuallyjoinedforces.
Andunfortunately, theserieswouldbe a quickone, asit's endingrightthenandthereastheywoulddemolishtheduoinClevelandnoless, settingupthetwotobeeliminatedforthefirsttimeinhalf a decade.
Whilethetwohaveachieved a lotinonlysevenseasonstogether, including a four-peatearlier, rightnowthetwoaredepartingatthehandsoftheCeltics, similartoreallife.
Sowithallthatbeingsaid, a veryunlikelygamesevenwouldtipoff, withtheonlysilverliningbeingthatit's playedinMiami.
とはいえ、第7戦がマイアミで開催されることだけは明るい兆しだ。
Andwhileitwouldremainclosetheentiretime, eventuallyonlyonecancomeoutontop, asMeloandJeremyLinareputtingup a seriousfighttowhereit's only a one-pointleadforMiamiwithonly 40 secondsleft.
Andwhilehe's gotsomeflawsas a playerandisn't really a perfectfitfortheteam, theonethingthatyoucandefinitelycountonhimforistoelevateelitescoringtalenttoanotherlevelwithhispassing, whichdirectlyhelpsoutKobethemost.
Soafterfinishingas a two-seedandbreezingpastthefirstthreerounds, thetwoarenowbackinthefinalsfor a classicshowdownwiththeBostonCeltics, whohaveaddedtwoformerAll-Starstotheirsquad, alongwithJalenBrownandofcourse, JasonTatum, whichexplainswhytheserieswouldbethemostdifficultonethatLeBronandKobehaveplayedfor a while, asitwouldeventuallybeheadingtogameseven.
Thetwoarenowatriskoflosingforthefirsttimein a while, butbeforewefindoutwhathappensnext, wehavetogobackintimealmosttwodecadestoLeBronandKobe's thirdseason, wherethetwohadtoplay a gamesevenathomeagainsttheSanAntonioSpurs, eventuallyendingwiththeirsecondchampionship.
I mentionthistosaythatthesituationthey'recurrentlyinnowisextremelyfamiliar, asbothgameswereplayedathome, ledby a dominantshowingfrombothstars, nowgivingLeBronandKobe 15 intotal.