2025 NBA Playoff Opportunities: Finale Four Teams Buck Preason Title Opportunities

This year's NBA “Final Four” is a bit unexpected, especially if you look at the title of the pre -season.

In the reigning campaign 2024-25, the reigning champion Celtics rose at +300. Second, to Boston, the NBA Champions 2023-24, the Denver Nuggets, were at +750.

Made it completely sensible at the time.

Now that the conference finale is supposed to begin, neither Boston nor Denver nor in the race are. Both lost in the conference half -year – the Celtics fell into six kinks and the nuggets lost to the thunder in seven.

The four remaining teams are New York, Indiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma City.

Where were these teams on the championship -oddsboard before the start of the season?

Minnesota went into the past and was on the board at +850. Dallas (+900) checked in fourth place, followed by Milwaukee and the thunder, which was bound with the fifth (+1000).

At the seventh were Philadelphia and New York (+1600) and then at 15. The Pacers (+5000).

My times have changed quickly.

OKC had the best record in the NBA during the regular season and earned the top seeds of the West. Minnesota became sixth in the west, but is 8-2 to 10 Nach season games. Indy was fourth in the east, but is also 8-2 in the post-season, including a five-game top seed in the East, the Cavalier. And New York, the third seed of the east, shocked the NBA world by dominating the defending champion Celtics in six games in the conference semis.

With the conference final on Tuesday, the thunder is on the board (-145), followed by the Knicks (+450), Timberwolves (+550) and Pacers (+600). OKC is a favorite against Minnesota, while New York is a favorite against Indiana.

If this conference passes to the early NBA final rates, regardless of who comes from the West, this conference is preferred to win everything.

At Draftkings Sportsbook, The Thunder are a -450 favorite in a potential series with the Pacers and a -370 favorites in a potential matchup with the kinks.

The wolves are a -165 favorite against Indy and a favorite from -150 to New York.

Finally, the Thunder (+210) will be preferred next year in 2025-26, followed by the Knicks (+750), Cavaliers (+900), wolves (+1000), Pacers (+1200), Nuggets (+1200) and Celtics (+1400).

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