Fans have watched three conference finals games to this point and, quite frankly, none of them have produced any real drama. We’ve gone more than a week since we last saw a final score within 10 points. At a time where we should be watching evenly-matched teams duke it out down the stretch, we’re instead treated to broadcast podcasts as they try to fill time before the final whistle.
Compare this to the NHL playoffs (let alone the NFL) and, well, theirs is a more exciting product night by night. As the two sports are directly competing for eyes, the question begs asking: Does the NBA need to tweak something to generate closer games?