The 2017-18 season marks the four consecutive campaign that NBA fans will see the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors battle it out for an NBA title.

The Warriors have been victorious in two of those three matchups and some fans aren't exactly looking forward to seeing the two heavyweights do battle once again. During NBA Finals Media Day, star guard Klay Thompson was asked about fans grumbling about the fourth consecutive matchup between Cleveland and Golden State and he responded by saying "the rest of the NBA has to get better."

This season may have netted the same NBA Finals, but the road to this point was definitely a lot different. The Cavaliers were taken to the brink of elimination against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals and had to rattle off a pair of victories in Games 6 and 7 in order to advance to the NBA Finals.

In addition, Cleveland had to do it without star forward Kevin Love in basically both of those final games after Love suffered a concussion when he made contact with Jayson Tatum just five minutes into Game 6. Forward Jeff Green came up large for the Cavaliers in those final two games to take a little bit of the pressure off of LeBron James.

On the other hand, the Warriors faced a similar path to the NBA Finals as they also found themselves facing elimination in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Houston Rockets. Golden State had to erase double-digit deficits in Games 6 and 7 in order to advance.

Much like the Cavaliers, the Warriors were without one of their starting forwards against the Rockets. Andre Iguodala suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of Game 3 when he made contact with James Harden. Iguodala didn't play in the final four games of the Western Conference Finals and has already been ruled out for Game 1. His status will be re-evaluated prior to Game 2 to see if he's able to play later in the NBA Finals.

The Warriors won their first NBA title in 2015 with a core group of Stephen Curry, Thompson, and Iguodala. Iguodala ended up earning the NBA Finals MVP during that series and Golden State's lethal backcourt helped lead the way.

Following an NBA Finals in 2016, the Warriors added star forward Kevin Durant in a huge signing that rocked the NBA landscape. Durant made the Warriors even more dangerous and led Golden State to an NBA title last June.

With Curry, Durant, and Thompson in the fold, the Warriors have formed one of the most lethal lineups in NBA history. Thompson's comments may be perceived as arrogant, but NBA teams find themselves chasing the Warriors and the Cavaliers are the only team that has been able to defeat them in a series over the past four years. If the Warriors are able to secure their third title in four years, it's hard to ignore their place among the dynasties in NBA history.