The NBA playoffs are in full swing, just today 8 playoff teams completed the game, plus yesterday's playoffs game, all 16 teams in the east and west have completed at least one game, from the current point of view, no team can achieve the following results in the first game of the playoffs, and the difference in previous years is that this year's top four teams in the east and west are very strong. Because in recent years, there are still many teams that have completed the following grams, but this year's attempt to complete the following grams, whether in difficulty or luck, is unlikely, even the Heat, who are good at the following grams, seems to be difficult to accomplish such a feat this year.
And two days before the American media ESPN also made a comment on the playoffs of the season. Having made their own predictions, the Nuggets are only second at odds to win the championship in this standings, and the first-placed Celtics are +150 to win the title. The closely watched Lakers and Suns are in ninth and tenth place respectively, with the two teams having the same odds to win the championship, while the Western powerhouses are third in the overall standings, with the Clippers in third place and the Timberwolves and Thunder in fourth and fifth place respectively. And today, 16 teams completed the first game of the playoffs, and BBR, a well-known NBA data website, announced the odds to win the playoffs this season.
First of all, the most concerned is the defending champion Nuggets, the Nuggets continue to maintain a strong performance this season, the second place in the West in the regular season, allowing them to play against the Lakers in the first round, and in the first game, the Nuggets are still comfortable playing against the Lakers. And the Lakers almost have no better way to limit the Nuggets, on the one hand, the Nuggets have more flowers, and everyone is a soldier. On the other hand, the Lakers' point guard Russell's sluggish performance became the key to the team's loss. There is a huge difference between the two teams in terms of odds to win the championship, with the Nuggets at 5.1% and the Lakers at just 0.1%, the bottom of the 16 teams.
On the other hand, the Thunder and Timberwolves are the second and third most likely teams to win the championship, with 15.6% and 8.6% respectively. Judging from the situation of the two teams in the first round, both teams have their own advantages, the Pelicans and Suns have their own shortcomings, and the Pelicans core Williamson has retired from injury, which has become a key factor in the Thunder's victory. Although the Suns have the Big Three, the performance of the Big Three is not satisfactory. Both teams are likely to be out of the first round, with the Clippers being the most watched team in the West, and in today's absence of Leonard, Harden has been the key to victory, with a 1.6% chance of winning the tournament.
And the most concerned is the top team of the Celtics, in the first round of the game, the Celtics defeated the Heat at home without blood, and the revenge was successful. And in this series, the Celtics have a good chance of sweeping the Heat without Butler. Regardless of which team in the second round, the advantage of the Celtics is very clear. They currently have a 59.5% chance of winning the title, which means that Celtic will have a huge 60% advantage to win the title. However, given the performance of the double tanhua in the playoffs, many fans believe that the Celtics look very strong, but they are the least promising team to win the championship. What do you think about this?