CLEVELAND, Ohio - The combined 24-1 playoff record the Warriors and Cavaliers take into the NBA Finals illustrates in a big way the difference between the best and the rest is wider in the NBA than in the NFL or Major League Baseball.
Consider this:
- A No. 1 conference seed has won 47 of 68 NBA titles.
- A seed lower than No. 2 hasn't made it to the NBA Finals since the third-seeded Dallas Mavericks won the 2011 title.
- Should the Cavs win the 2017 title as the No. 2 seed from the East, they will be just the third non-No.