By the end of Game 5, the fervor for this year's finals had reached a boiling point.
When the Bobcats won away in Game 2, although the calls for them to win the championship were loud, the fans simply hoped the Bobcats could win, because their opponents were the Spurs.
The fact that the Bobcats were considered an upset from that game showed the perceived gap in strength between the two teams in the eyes of the fans.
Even Bobcats fans didn't dispute the notion of an "upset."
In the '99 finals, the Knicks were so much weaker than the Spurs, their shooting percentage was a full 5 percentage points lower, and in 2001 when the OK combo was unbeatable, the Knicks and the 76ers were both able to pull off upsets and win a game.
Sure enough, as soon as the Spurs hit the road for Game 3, they snatched the home advantage right back.
