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Call off the 2022 NBA Finals; the Golden State Warriors are favored over the Boston Celtics. There’s no need to debate who will be the last one standing.
Not so fast; favorites do not matter. That’s why they play the game. Consider the spread for a second. -140 odds for Golden State and +160 for Boston. But forget the odds for a moment. Just look at the teams from top to bottom.
The Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics present a true pick-em matchup in the 2022 NBA Finals.
In the Western Conference Champions, you have the three-point king in Steph Curry, a resilient and healthy sniper in Klay Thompson, and the ever-so-humble Draymond Green. For the Eastern Conference Champions, you have a budding young duo of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum and the helpful-when-hot Marcus Smart.
Golden State boasts 123 Games Of NBA Finals Experience. Boston? Zero. It’s not a slight, but the proof is in the pudding or Boston Crème Pie.
Throughout this week, pay close attention to each team’s coverage. The likelihood is that the Warriors, as the favorites, will dominate the headlines. Not like the 2004 Los Angeles Lakers, but enough to be in the ballpark (court).
As for Boston, they won’t get what the 2004 Detroit Pistons received before they won it all, but with no Finals experience, it’s something to consider. Still, they have some of the league’s youngest rising stars, and given how they have played this postseason, a tip of the hat should be appropriate.
So who wins? Truth be told, it’s a toss-up. A Charles Barkley…
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