After all that drama, all that angst, all those challenges, the NBA Finals await. James is making his ninth finals trip in the last 10 seasons; the lone exception in that stretch was last year when the Lakers didn’t make the playoffs. James has often said that he's been motivated by doubters who said he couldn't lead the Lakers back to the NBA mountaintop. The NBA Finals will have a made-for-TV matchup, no matter what happens in the remaining one or two games of the East finals. If the Celtics advance, the finals will be the two most storied clubs in NBA history — the 17-time champion Celtics vs. the 16-time champion Lakers, going head-to-head in the title series for the 13th time.

Source: ABC News September 27, 2020 06:45 UTC