I'm not that much of an NBA follower but one thing I increasingly appreciate is how many times the right team wins, and the outcomes and the scores are ultimately a fair reflection of the balance of the play on the court.
In baseball the lesser team can win a best of 7 series largely because one great pitcher wins 2 or even 3 games practically by himself.
Hockey is much worse, a team which got totally owned for 57 out 60 minutes can win games because their goalie took away 8-10 sure goals (and a dozen more that wouldn't have been questionable had they all gone in).
