Updated NBA Finals Odds
The NBA Playoffs are down to their final four teams. What are the odds for each of the remaining teams to win the NBA Finals?
According to oddsmakers, the Golden State Warriors are favored to win it all, as they are getting odds of -160 to win. Other odds are the Houston Rockets (+250), the Cleveland Cavaliers (+650) and the Boston Celtics (+3000).
The Warriors are five-time NBA Champions and the defending champs. They have appeared in the NBA Finals the last three years. Golden State has defeated the Spurs and the Pelicans in five games each this year in the playoffs.
The Rockets have won two NBA Finals in franchise history, last doing so in 1995. Houston has gotten past the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz in five games each. They will have the home-court advantage in the series with the Warriors.
The Cavs are the 2016 NBA champions and they are the three-time defending Eastern Conference champions. LeBron James is looking to play in his eighth straight NBA Finals. The Cavs needed seven games to beat the Indiana Pacers but then swept the Toronto Raptors.
The Boston Celtics have won 17 NBA championships. The last came in 2008. The Celtics needed seven games to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks and then they beat the Philadelphia 76ers in five games. They will have the home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals against Cleveland.