They’ve been the best team in the league for the past two seasons, have the most talent and they hav. ers have shown a knack at surpassing expectations, while Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have become genuine all-star caliber players. There’s only one rematch from last year’s opening round – that being the Spurs-Grizzlies series. son (and don’t think this won’t motivate him in the upcoming series against the Thunder).