The Warriors have the first and third overall seeds - they also have the 7th; the 2016 Warriors.
1. 2016 WEST CHAMP GST WARRIORS v. 16. PLAY IN WINNER
(73-9)
-It's the only single digit loss team in NBA history and our first non NBA Champion top seed; the 2016 Warriors lost in the Finals. Steph Curry's 27, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green 25. They face the Play In Winner between the 2020 Heat and 1971 Bulls.
8. 1968 EAST DIV CHAMP PHILLY 76ERS v. 9. NBA CHAMPION 1977 PORT TRAIL BLAZERS
(62-20) (49-33)
-The Sixers lost in the East Finals - Wilt and Hal Greer are 31; Chet Walker 27. They take on a Portland team that beat Philly to win the Finals. Bill Walton and Maurice Lucas are 24.
5. 1990 NBA CHAMPION DETROIT PISTONS v. 12. 2013 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
(59-23) (56-26)
-The top seed in the region didn't win the title, but the 9th did and so did this 5th seed, the Pistons beat the Blazers in the Finals. Isiah and Rodman are 28, Dumars is 26. Mark Aguirre leads in PPG, he's 30. They face 25 year old Mike Conley, 28 year old Marc Gasol and a Grizzlies group that lost in the West Finals.
4. 1965 NBA CHAMPION BOSTON CELTICS v. 13. 1976 ABA DENVER NUGGETS
(62-18) (60-24)
-One more Celtics World Champion; this team beat the Lakers in the Finals. Russell's 30, Havlicek 24, Sam Jones is 31. They take on a Nuggets team that lost the ABA Finals to the Nets. Dan Issel's 27, David Thompson 21.
3. 1993 NBA CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS v. 14. 1998 PAC DIV CHAMP SEATTLE SUPER SONICS
(57-25) (61-21)
-If the Warriors win this region they'll have earned it, as just an onslaught of NBA Champs looks to knock them off. Here's Jordan's third title team; the Bulls beat Phoenix in the Finals. Michael's 29, Pippen and Horace Grant are 27. They take on a Seattle team that fell in the West Semis; 29 year old Gary Payton leads the Sonics.
6. 2020 CEN DIV CHAMP MILWAUKEE BUCKS v. 11. 2002 DALLAS MAVERICKS
(56-17) (57-25)
-The CoronaBucks lost in the East Semis; 25 year old Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the way. The Mavs losst in the West Semis, Dirk's 23, Nash is 27.
7. 1987 CEN DIV CHAMP ATLANTA HAWKS v. 10. 1973 ABA KENTUCKY COLONELS
(57-25) (56-28)
-27 year old Dominique Wilkins leads the Hawks team that fell in the East Semis against the losers of the '73 ABA Finals, 24 year old Dan Issel, 23 year old Artis Gilmore lead the way.
2. 1985 NBA CHAMPION LA LAKERS v. 15. 1949 BAA WEST CHAMP ROCHESTER ROYALS
(62-20) (45-15)
-Why not finish off the Region with another World Champion; these Lakers beat Boston in the Finals. Kareem's 37, Magic's 25, Worthy's 23. They take on one of the two teams in the field from the 40s, the Royals lost to the Lakers in the Finals, they're led by a 24 year old Arnie Risen.
