I'm still a little bitter that Houston beat Portland even though the Blazers are clearly a better team. Blazers Lakers would have been a better series. Looks like Kobe vs. Lebron in the finals.
I am too. I think we are going to see Portland get deep into the playoffs for the forseeable future, but never make the finals. Stern has flat out stated in the past that having teams like Ptld, Sac, Indiana, Utah, etc in the finals is financially bad for the league. Since it's all about money, you are going to see the traditional favorites getting promoted. If you think this is CT BS... watch a Laker game and see how many gimme calls they get every game.
Also, when is the last time the Lakers LOST a game 7?
Lakers/Cavs/Boston are going to get set up to trade off winning it in the next 5 years, unless Cleveland loses LeBron.