The first round of the NBA playoffs is over. The Bucks, who were originally the most favored team, were surprisingly eliminated by Heat with 4-1. So who among the existing teams has the best chance to take the championship this year? Some would think it’s the Suns who got KD. Some think it’s the LeBron-led Lakers. The Nugget with Mr. Triple Double Jokic. The Warriors who always make all kinds of incredible 3-pointers. The Celtics with both power and depth. The Knicks with a young roster. The 76ers who have two MVP players. All of the above teams are capable of advancing to the 2nd round of the tournament, which means they have certain strengths. The regular season ranking as LeBron said does not matter at all. This year, there are many underdogs who beat their opponents in front of the ranking, which shows that the NBA playoffs are a different game altogether. This NBA prediction will analyze and predict this year’s NBA championship. If you think the NBA playoffs are not exciting enough, then join JiLihot and support your favorite team. Make this world’s highest level basketball game even more exciting.
This year’s NBA clearly shows the situation that the Eastern Conference is stronger then the Western Conference. This is why more people think that the championship will be won by the Eastern Conference team this year than the Western Conference team. So which team will come out on top in the East?
NBA prediction:Heats vs Knicks
Let’s discuss the Heat-Knicks series first. Butler played like Michael Jordan to eliminate the tough Bucks in the 1st round. But the Miami hero is currently out with a right ankle injury. Yes Brunson and Randle are playing well for the Knicks with other role players. And yes Adebayo has never played like a star. Even with the player comparisons the Knicks have all the advantage.But as long as JB can return from injury anything, and I mean anything is possible. With JB’s personality, he won’t wait for the injury to fully recover and will help the team advance to the next round even with the injury. I predict that the Heat can stage an underdog comeback to enter the Eastern Conference finals.
NBA prediction:76ers vs Celtics
The 76ers and Celtics are pretty close and each have 2 top players. Harden came to the 76ers as the main assister. Although he works well with Embiid and other role players with scoring ability. He scored 45 points without Embiid to lead the team to victory in G1. The 76ers, of course, can continue to use Harden to pass the ball to other people to score the main policy, but they just buried Harden such a strong scoring point. Tatum’s weakneath in the playoffs is not just a symptom of this year. Brown is little more consistent, he and Brogdon can guarantee the team’s basic strength. The team’s MVP Embiid, who won the 2023 MVP this year, and although the offense didn’t perform well in his return in G2, he still gave up 5 blocks defensively. As MVP, you can’t just contribute on the defensive side. Embiid’s ability to dominate the rim is the only chance for the 76ers. So I think Celtics have a better chance to advance.
NBA prediction:Eastern conference Champion Prediction
If the Celtics and the Heat do meet in the Eastern Conference Finals as predicted. The outcome of the series is not really hard to predict. There are two major reasons why the Heat were able to eliminate the Bucks in the first round. They are Giannis’ injury and JB’s amazing performance. Celtics is a team with the same strength as the Bucks. Tatum and Brown don’t seem to have any injury problems at the moment. And it’s a little hard to get JB to put up those kind of stats again. And his knee injury will definitely affect his play. The reason why they can get through Knicks is that there is not much difference between the Heat and Knicks’ strength. JiLihot predicts that the Eastern Conference championship will be won by Celtics. I’ll save the West Division prediction for another article.
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