Three years ago, the Celtics, Heat, Lakers, and Nuggets were the final four teams left in the “bubble”
Those four teams will face off again in pursuit of this year’s Larry O’Brien trophy in the NBA Finals.Boston is dealing as the clear title favorite ahead of this year’s NBA conference finals, according to the latest odds atThe Nuggets and Lakers are dealing as near-equals out West, while the Heat are the obvious long shots in this year’s field.
Let’s not forget that Boston was the heavy favorite to win it all at this point last year, too, which coincidentally came before another Eastern Conference Finals showdown with Miami. The Celtics barely survived that seven-game series before ultimately blowing a 2-0 series lead in the Finals to the champion Warriors.Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers knock the ball out of the hands of Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets with LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers
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