Lakers vs. Warriors. Southern California vs. North California. LeBron James vs. Steph Curry. Is there a playoff series right now that can top this? Probably not. What’s for sure though is that these two organizations waited 32 years for this moment to happen again. Arguably the two most popular franchises in basketball — representing the 6th and 7th seed of the Western Conference — will go at it to determine who advances to the Conference Finals.
The irony about this matchup is that at the beginning of the season, it was fair to say that a second-round best-of-seven series between these two teams was unexpected.