While the Cleveland Cavaliers became a vastly different team following their in-season trades for Timofey Mozgov, Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith, and then again in the playoffs when Kevin Love was lost to injury, the regular season numbers indicate this is the second biggest mismatch of Finals teams since 1991.

The Golden State Warriors had an efficiency differential of 10.2 in the regular season compared to 4.8 for the Cavaliers, giving them a mark of 5.4 points per 100 possessions better.

The San Antonio Spurs had a margin 7.8 points per 100 possessions better than the New York Knicks in the lockout-shortened 1999 season.

The 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2007 Spurs also had margins better than 5.0 relative to their Finals opponent.

Over the past 25 seasons, there have been five "underdogs" who have won The Finals despite an inferior regular season efficiency differential. The 2001 Lakers defeated the 76ers (-1.1), 2006 Heat defeated the Mavericks (-2.7), 1994 Rockets defeated the Knicks (-3.0), 2011 Mavericks defeated the Heat (-3.6) and 1995 Rockets defeated the Magic (-5.1).