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Through all of the adversity over the last year, this Eastern Conference Finals matchup is what it was always supposed to be

A lot of confused hate was being thrown around. And it meant that the Eastern Conference Finals between these teams was going to be nuts. It would be Isaiah's return to Boston, Kyrie's return to Cleveland, LeBron against the Celtics, and the premier of a new Big-3 all wrapped into one.

But then nothing, for both teams, went as planned.

The trade was initially held up because Isaiah Thomas failed a physical. All of a sudden, the potential of the deal falling through became realistic, and the awkwardness of each player returning to the teams that didn't want them became a possible reality as well.