Who’s favored to win the NBA Finals? With all due respect to the bookies, the traditional metrics are too narrow. Three-point percentage. Offensive rebounds-per-game. Points-per-possession. It’s 2024 people! Time to broaden the focus. To consider which team deserves to win — not because of athletic prowess, but because they play for a city that has, say, the more tasteful hair, or the proper attitude toward McMansions.
So let’s put aside existing match-ups and focus on what really matters to determine the rightful champs. And yes, in some cases, we’re going beyond Boston and Dallas city limits and judging the entire state.
Which city deserves to win?
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