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Now that the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals are set, let's look at the match-ups.
Cleveland Cavaliers v. Golden State Warriors
These two franchises have never met in the NBA Finals before.
No Bay Area franchise has ever faced a Cleveland franchise for the championship of any of the major professional leagues.
On seven occasions, a California team has faced an Ohio team for a championship, as follows:
1990 - Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics, 4-0 (World Series)
1989 - San Francisco 49ers over Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16 (Super Bowl)
1982 - San Francisco 49ers over Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 (Super Bowl)
1972 - Oakland Athletics over Cincinnati Reds, 4-2 (World Series)
1955 - Cleveland Browns over Los Angeles Rams, 38-14 (NFL Championship)
1951 - Los Angeles Rams over Cleveland Browns, 24-17 (NFL Championship)
1950 - Cleveland Browns over Los Angeles Rams, 30-28 (NFL Championship)
One a side note, for the 17th consecutive year the NBA Finals will feature at least one team from California, Florida or Texas.
Chicago Blackhawks v. Tampa Bay Lightning
These two franchises have never met in the Stanley Cup Finals before.
No Illinois franchise has ever faced a franchise from Florida for the championship of any of the major professional leagues.
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