Title Favourites right now?

[puppa bear]

OP stuffed this up - sorry, mate.

The premise is that there isn’t a clear cut favourite, nor is there a clear “also ran”. I can’t remember the last time we had four teams in the CF that we’re all beatable and all have the realistic chance to win it all.

There are seasons like last year where the Bucks looked a head above the rest, and the Hawks didn’t look like a true contender. 2005 & 2006 looked liked all four had a good chance, but the victorious Western team looked a cut above the rest in both years. 1995 is the last time it seemed this flat - that year I felt all four could win the Finals, and despite the result I thought all looked beatable.

[Optms]

Dubs are going to win it all.

Teams aren't stopping the Splash bros. You need a GOAT level player like Lebron to beat that team. No teams like that remaining.

[ckman]

come on, this is too easy, Memphis is the obvious choice, how you guys can dispute that?
They gonna create history

[ElectricMayhem]

I voted for the Griezzlies. Too cool of a nickname not to win.

[The Box Office]

Golden State Warriors. As long as they stay healthy.

[RoyceDa59]

Celtics so far have beaten Durants Nets and Giannis Bucks.

I’m going with them.

[MartyConlonJr]

Warriors
Heat
Celtics
Mavs

The 3 Warriors players have championship experience something that nobody else has besides Spoelstra and maybe Kidd(if you count his player tenure).

Spoelstra and Udonis Haslem (Heat in 2006, 2012, 2013), Kyle Lowry (Raptors in 2019), Markieff Morris (Lakers in 2020) and PJ Tucker (Milwaukee in 2021) have won championships, looking at rosters for the Heat.

Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson and Gabe Vincent all played in the Finals in 2020, taking the Lakers to 6 games, pretty sure losing in the finals gives you a similar feel for the moment, though I can see the bubble argument. But I think the Heat has plenty of big game experience.

I'd say outside of Max Strus, and maybe Dwyane Dedmon (who has played in ECF's), the rotation of the Heat all have Finals experience.

[sixers4real]

I have the Celtics winning it all.

[Godymas]

It's the Warriors, they got the players, they got the experience, they got the coach.

Cs look fine, but Miami is being underrated going into this finals. Jimmy Butler has been THAT good for Miami this playoffs. I believe that Miami has a better match-up with Boston than people give credit for. They have much more versatile defenders and a possibility of Lowry being healthy.

[Roger Murdock]

My odds are roughly

40% Boston
30% GSW
20% Miami
10% Dallas

[Bologna Smasher]

The Warriors are the favorites, but any of these teams can win it.

[wade44]

Golden Tate warriors

[Kobe187]

Celtics 29%
Warriors 28%
Heat 23%
Mavs 20%

Anyone can win it. Love it, may the best team win.

[-Luke-]

Haven't been this excited before the Conference Finals in a long time. No clear cut favorite in my opinion, no clear cut underdog. Clicked Celtics, but could've clicked every other team.

Let the games begin!

[queridiculo]

The Celtics playing through adversity and taking out the defending champ is a huge feather in their cap, but Middleton's absence featured too prominently for me to give them the nod.

I think it's wide open, with the Heat and Warriors having a small edge in my book perhaps because of their experience.

[Johnny Bball]

Warriors. They are going to mow down the Mavs and rest.

And I just can't say Celtics ever so there's that.

[Quattro]

Boston vs. Golden State. I called it right from the start. That series is going to be tough to predict though.

[Roco14]

Assuming no injuries the rest of the way, I got Miami over GSW in 7.

[xdrta+]

My only prediction is that there will be threads that label the losers as "frauds."

[Loaded_Hollows]

I voted Memphis Griezzlies

Because they got Jar Morant.