Which season was the most soccer championship game in NBA history?

The "water content" of the NBA championship needs to be combined with multiple factors such as opponent injuries, shrinking schedule, competitive environment, and team dominance. Although every champion team deserves respect, there are indeed a few champions who are questioned for their special background and have low gold content. Based on mainstream public opinion, the Warriors' championship in the 2016-2017 season is the most controversial, followed by the Spurs' "shrinkable championship" in the 1998-1999 season. The following is a specific analysis:

Top 2 of the controversy: Champion whose value is questioned

1. 2016-17 Golden State Warriors: "Win" in the historical lineup?

The root of controversy: Durant joined the Warriors 73 and formed the "Cosmic Brave" to break the league balance

The Warriors' original core (Curry + Clay + Green) has the strength to compete for the championship, Durant joined in and formed the four All-Stars to join the top (all under 30 years old).

Playoff record: 16 wins and 1 loss (the best winning rate in history), but key opponents all suffered core injuries:

First round: Trail Blazers Nurkic was reimbursed for the season.

Season Finals: Spurs Leonard G1 was injured by Pachuria's footstep (the Spurs lead 23 points).

Finals: Although Cavaliers Irving and Love are healthy, the Warriors' lineup is crushed (the first in history of net win per game).

Public opinion criticism:

"Super Team" deprives the suspense of competition, and the finals are called "Exhibition Competition".

Leonard's injury retreat became a permanent stain (if it was not an injury, the Spurs might at least drag into tiebreak).

Objective facts: The Warriors have a top-notch hard power in history, but the competitive environment is seriously "relegated" due to their opponent's injuries.

2. 1998-99 San Antonio Spurs: Speculators in the shrinking season?

The root of the dispute: Labor-capital disputes have caused the season to shrink to 50 games, the schedule is intensive + preparation is chaotic

After Jordan retired, the league pattern was vacuumed, and the Spurs broke through in the "relative-blooded season".

Playoff opponents are not good enough:

First round: Knicks (eighth place in the East, overdrawn after the Black Eight Miracle).

Finals: Knicks core Ewing retreated from the East Finals, relying on "Central Inlet King" Houston + Sprewell to hold on.

Public opinion criticism:

Duncan's "single-core champion" was accused of taking advantage of the schedule (the opponent's core injury + shrinkage and fatigue period).

The Knicks made it to the finals all the way, but they were actually at the end of their strength.

Refute view: The Spurs' defensive efficiency is historically level (Duncan + Robinson double towers) that year, but the background of the times weakens the championship legend.

Other nominated champions with "insufficient gold content"

2011-12 Miami Heat: Shrinking season + opponent injury

The suspension season has only 66 games, and the Thunder Three Young Masters (Durant + Westbrook + Harden) lacks experience in the finals.

Heat Eastern Conference Finals opponent Pacers core Granger retired from injury, and his finals opponent Harden was lost (average of 12.4 points per game).

2014-15 Golden State Warriors: Does the opponent "get" out of the championship?

The opponent's main point guard in three rounds of the playoffs retreated:

Pelicans Holiday (first round), Grizzlies Conley (second round), Rockets Beverly (Western Final).

The Cavaliers' Big Three are the only three remaining in the finals (Irving G1 retired and Love's first round is reimbursed), and the Warriors relied on the "Five Deaths" to reverse the remaining formation.

1977-78 Washington Bullets: The champion with the lowest winning rate

regular season 44 wins and 38 losses (53.7% win rate), defeated the Supersonics in the finals (also no superstars).

is called "the season of veggie pecking", and the two teams made a record cumulative mistakes in the finals.

⚖ Four dimensions of judging "water content"

The impact of opponent's injury: Are you profitable due to opponent's core reimbursement? (such as the 2017 Warriors, 2015 Warriors)

Abnormal schedule: Shrinking season/suspension leads to chaos in preparation? (For example, the Spurs 1999, the Heat 2012)

Competition environment: Is the league in the superstar fault period? (For example, the post-Jordan era in 1999 and the early stages of the merger in 1978)

Dominance is doubtful: Does the playoffs lack tough battle tests? (For example, the Warriors only lost 1 game but encountered controversial injuries)

Look at it rationally: There is no absolute "parallel" champion

Luck is part of the championship: injuries and schedule are not controllable by the team. For example, the Nuggets were also accused of "the opponent's injury bonus", but their strength is unquestionable.

Differences in the era: Modern medical care is more developed, the number of stars is resting, and the frequent injuries and illnesses before the 1980s are directly compared.

Winning the championship still requires strength to base your strength: even if you "find a bargain", you still need to defeat all opponents in the same environment (for example, the Spurs still achieved 37 wins and 13 losses in the league in the shrinking season).

Ultimate conclusion:

If measured by "competitive fairness", the Warriors became the focus of controversy due to the Western Conference Finals and the opponent's injury in 2017; if measured by "speciality of the times", the Spurs' shrinking title in 1999 is most often questioned.

But no matter what, the championship flag is always hung - luck and strength, jointly wrote NBA history.