The Golden State Warriors did not finish was the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference for the first time in four seasons this year and are going into the playoffs having lost 10 of their last 17 games.
However, they are still the favorites to win their third championship in four seasons.
Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has released their NBA championship odds ahead of the playoffs, and the Warriors still find themselves as the betting favorites.
Warriors 6-5
Rockets 5-4
Cavaliers 8-1
Raptors 12-1
76ers 25-1
Trail Blazers 50-1
Jazz 50-1
Thunder 50-1
Celtics 100-1
Spurs 100-1
Heat 200-1
Pacers 200-1
Wizards 200-1
Wolves 200-1
Bucks 300-1
Pelicans 300-1
Golden State is limping into the playoffs as they will not have Stephen Curry for the first round as he continues to recover from an MCL injury. The Warriors went just 17-14 this season in games without Curry this season, but head coach Steve Kerr thinks the team will be able to manage without him - for a little bit.
“We’re perfectly capable of winning, of beating anybody, without Steph,” Kerr said shortly after Curry’s injury in March. “Our guys know that. It would be hard to beat anybody without Steph, KD, Klay and Draymond. I’d have to coach a lot better.
“But we’re very confident we’re going to get everybody back soon, and then we’ll be able to put something together.”
Golden State will have the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. Game 1 of that series will be on Saturday at 3:00 pm ET on ABC.
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