NBA: X-Factors for the top 5 teams entering 2017-18

By Morgan Dunn | Oct 2, 2017

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INDEPENDENCE, OH – SEPTEMBER 7: Isaiah Thomas is introduced as a Cleveland Cavalier at Cleveland Clinic Courts on September 7, 2017 in Independence, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

Sometimes one thing can make or break an NBA team’s title hopes, an x-factor. Here are the x-factors for the top 5 teams entering 2017-18

We’re living in a very exciting time in the NBA right now. The league boasts a plethora of star players, and many of those stars have decided to team up with one another, ushering in the Superteam Era.

Like it or not, this chapter in NBA history is upon us, as teams try to stockpile talent to compete with a Golden State Warriors squad that seemed nearly unbeatable last season.

However, no team is perfect, and anyone can be beat. Sometimes it comes down to one thing that can make or break a season, an x-factor of sorts. Here are the x-factors for each of the five best teams in the NBA in 2017-18.

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