NBA's Top 10 Rivalries

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INTRODUCTION Confetti rained down on the Golden State Warriors in 2017 after they won their second National Basketball Association NBA championship in three years Golden State players and coaches celebrated another win over Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers The Warriors and Cavaliers had just met three straight times in the Finals In every series emotions ran high as each team tried to establish dominance The Cavs and Warriors are a great example of the rivalries that have helped increase the NBA's popularity NBA history has been defined by rivalries Top teams match up in the playoffs Star players go head-to-head to push their teams forward The biggest rivalries in the NBA develop over time Many play out every spring in the playoffs The animosity builds with each series as they compete to advance An occasional punch might even be thrown as tempers flare Here are the NBA's best rivalries