Last years NBA Finals was turned on its head by injuries too.

Warriors also dealt with currys ankle sprain, cousins torn quad, iguoadalas hamstring. The injuries completely dictated the outcome of the series and validated a Raptors team as champion that probably didn’t deserve it and got there due to luck and crawling through a window that opened for them. Looks like the lakers may be the lucky ones this year. But the difference is the Lakers were favored anyways.