well for the years i watch NBA i notice that the league would
like to see it thru at least 6 games in conference
final.....considering the sales of tickets and advertising revenue
thats a lot of money .
now i don;t know how they played it cause it is usually 6
games.
The league and the better ball clubs especially Lakers
they know how to read their opponent and it play to maximizes
their profit as well as winning the games....
Considered the player are drawing million dollar salary
including the coach.