After that, no team in the east and west did it! James has entered the finals for 8 consecutive years, while the Warriors have been in the process of 5 consecutive years.

From 2015 to 2018, the Cavaliers and the Warriors reached the finals for four consecutive years, which is the first time in history that two teams have met in the finals for four consecutive years. Before this, James had led the Heat to the finals for four consecutive years, so James personally led the team to the finals for eight consecutive years. The Warriors also reached the finals in 2019, so they reached the finals for five consecutive years.

The focus of the four consecutive years of Cavaliers is undoubtedly the showdown between the two superstars James and Curry, but Durant also joined the Warriors in the summer of 2016, so he also joined the Cavaliers and won two FMVPs in a row. The Cavaliers and Warriors are inseparable from the three historical superstars, James, Durant and Curry, who can meet in the finals for four consecutive years.

Because James led the team to the finals for 8 consecutive years and the Warriors also reached the finals for 5 consecutive years, no other teams and players in the east and west had the chance to appear on the stage of the finals unless they became a Cavaliers or Warriors player. It was not until James left the Cavaliers in 2018 and Durant left the Warriors in 2019 that other teams had a day to make a comeback.

It is worth mentioning that since James came to the West, no team in the East has been able to reach the finals in a row. Although the Heat and the Celtics have reached the finals twice, they have not been able to do it continuously. With this comparison, you can tell how difficult it is for James to reach the finals for eight consecutive years. Moreover, after James joined the Lakers, he joined forces with Davis in the second season and led the team to the finals again and won the championship.

In addition, since Durant left the Warriors, no team in the West has been able to reach the finals in a row. The Warriors have experienced two seasons of trough before they reached the finals again in 2022 and won the championship. Compared with the East, the competition in the West is much more intense, so after the Warriors Dynasty collapsed, there was no team with absolute dominance.

However, the Thunder have hope of doing this and are expected to achieve the defending title in the new season. The Thunder basically retained the championship lineup this summer and is still one of the strongest teams in the league, so there is great hope of reaching the finals again and winning the championship, but it is also very difficult.