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A third straight matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals looks well on the way to happening, as both teams are still undefeated in the postseason. The Warriors are up 3-0 on the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals, and are 11-0 for the playoffs. The Cavs, thanks to their 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, are 10-0 in the playoffs heading into Sunday night.

Most expected the Warriors and Cavs to meet again, but their utter dominance and lack of competition thus far have been a hot topic in the basketball world. Is having two teams running roughshod over the league a good thing?

Many would say no, but you would not find Adam Silver among them. On a recent appearance on SportsCenter, the NBA commissioner discussed the topic, saying "it's not a concern." 

Silver's full comments below:

"It's not a concern. I think that we should be celebrating excellence. People are already anointing these teams as dominant and franchise teams. But, on the other hand, I look at the Golden State Warriors that hadn't won a championship in 40 years. The Cavaliers, of course, won last year and had never won a championship before in this league. As you know, you look back at the historic franchises in this league – Celtics with 17 championships, Lakers with 16. I think they have a long way to go before we put them in that category. And, well, of course you want to see balance throughout the league. At the same time, when teams are excelling and playing at that level, I think, the fan in me, it's fantastic to watch."

While there's no debating the excellence of the Warriors and the Cavs, it's hard to really say it's "fantastic" to watch. Yes, their matchup in the Finals should be nothing short of great, but their games against the other teams have rarely fallen under the category of fantastic.