Stephen Curry, LeBron James on Collision Course for Epic NBA Finals Showdown
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As exciting and unpredictable as the 2014-15 regular season was, the NBA's Eastern and Western Conference Finals have been anything but.
With a 118-88 Game 4 win over the Atlanta Hawks, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers officially clinched an Eastern Conference title, while the Golden State Warriors are one game away from doing the same out West. A sub-par Game 4 effort behind them, the Warriors can take solace in the fact that teams leading 3-0 in a best-of-seven series are now 111-0 all-time, per WhoWins.com.
So much for a season defined by parity.
But fun as parity can be, the Finals are the game's grandest stage—one deserving of the league's biggest and brightest stars.
This year, that sentiment holds extra weight.
LeBron James is the entrenched superstar who's taken up a residency in the championship spotlight. After the Cavaliers held serve against Atlanta, LeBron will make his fifth-straight Finals appearance with a chance to capture a third ring.
