When the NBA playoffs begin in three weeks, there will be 16 teams competing to be crowned NBA Champions. But in reality there are only a handful of teams with a legit shot to win it all, and of those, two teams are overwhelming favorites.
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The Golden State Warriors are still overwhelming favorites to win the NBA championship.
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According to Nate Silver's model at Five Thirty Eight, in which the rest of the season is simulated thousands of times, the Warriors have almost a 50-50 chance to win the title. More importantly, there is a 68% chance that the champions of the NBA this season will either be the Warriors or the Spurs and not a single playoff game has been played yet.
In all, only five teams have at least a 1-in-20 shot at the title (≥5% probability). In addition to the Warriors and the Spurs, the Celtics, Rockets, and Cavaliers are barely above the threshold with each given a 5% or 6% chance to win the title.
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