After finishing the regular season with the best record in basketball, the Phoenix Suns were forced to go the distance in the first round against the Los Angeles Lakers and took care of the second round much easier. The semi-finals series against the San Antonio Spurs was tied 2-2, before the Suns ultimately took care of business in six games behind Charles Barkley’s game-winner to send them to the Western Conference Finals for the third time in five years.
Next up, the Seattle SuperSonics.
This was the first time the two teams would tip-off in the postseason since the 1979 Western Conference Finals in which Seattle won in seven games before ultimately claiming the NBA title.