The perfect NBA Finals ending will take place in a Game 7, making it 107 consecutive games played for LeBron James this season. He will log 48 minutes in Game 7 and then another five in overtime before the 2017-18 championship is decided.
LeBron will record a triple-double, and on the stage with confetti falling from the rafters NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will hand the game's all-time greatest player both the MVP award and the Larry O'Brien trophy.
Now that's the appropriate conclusion to an incredible playoff run for the self-proclaimed King.
Reality, however, says Golden State in 5.
As much as you want to build a case for LeBron and the Cleveland Cavaliers to pull off the monumental upset it's hard to imagine the Warriors not winning a second straight championship and beating the Cavs for the third time in four years.
The Warriors are prohibitive favorites, which makes LeBron yet again an underdog. How's that for a strange contradiction? This is the fourth installment of the rivalry and with Game 1 on Thursday in Oakland and the Warriors installed as a 12-point favorite to take the opener, here are four storylines to follow:
