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FREAK PEAK
SI has Giannis
Antetokounmpo (near
left) and the Bucks
making their first
Finals since 1974.
PHOTOGRAPH BY
GREG NELSON38
L.A. CLIPPERS
The arrival of two
All-Stars has the
longtime second-
fiddle squad eyeing
something big
By michael mcknight46
HOUSTON ROCKETS
Seven years after
last teaming up in OKC,
James Harden and
Russell Westbrook
ride together again
By rob mahoney54
BRET T BROWN
He led the 76ers
from the cellar to title
contention. If they
come up short, does
he get processed?
By charlotte wilder60
JAMAL MURRAY
Few point guards
would let a 7-footer
do the playmaking.
But Denver’s
does—happily
By rob mahoney68
SCOUTING REPORTS
Bold predictions
plus comprehensive
breakdowns and
forecasts for
every team (even
the Cavaliers)86
THE FUN GUIDE
Which teams
are worthy
of your attention
on League Pass?By rohan nadkarniP R E V I E W
2019/OCTOBER 21–28, 2019
VOLUME 130 | NOS. 29/TOM SEAVER
Fifty years after
MLB’s most unlikely
championship run,
a look back at the
Mets’ amazin’ ace
By Tom verducci26