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Looking at the regular-season matchups between the Bobcats and the Bulls, many believed the Bulls could defeat the Bobcats. Even those who thought the Bobcats would win felt it would be a tough fight, possibly going to game seven.
But just a week into the second round, the Bobcats were the first to advance to the conference finals!
On the contrary, the Spurs, once again underestimated, surprised everyone again. By the 14th, they were tied 2-2 with the Lakers!
The first-round hype about the Thunder pulling off a big upset was mostly just people wanting to join in the fun.
And the notion that the Spurs would definitely fall in the second round was genuinely believed by most fans, even fans in Texas were quite pessimistic about it.
Because since the new century, the Spurs have lost to the Lakers many times.
