This is counteracted by the Spurs curse which dates back to 04. Any team that eliminates the Spurs loses in the next round
2004: Lakers win 4-2, lose in Finals to Pistons 4-1
2006: Mavericks win 4-3, lose in Finals to Heat 4-2
2008: Lakers win 4-1, lose in Finals to Celtics 4-2
2009: Mavericks win 4-2, lose in next round to Nuggets 4-1
2010: Suns win 4-0, lose in next round to Lakers 4-2
2011: Grizzlies win 4-2, lose in next round to Thunder 4-3
2012: Thunder win 4-2, lose in Finals to Heat 4-1
2015: Clippers win 4-3, lose in next round to Rockets 4-3
2016: Thunder win 4-2, lose in next round to Warriors 4-3
And this actually has some legitimate bearings instead of just some voodoo shyt, because teams can pick apart and build on what Pop exposed in the previous round