In the Western Conference we have the LA Clippers and Phoenix Suns facing off, while in the east the Milwaukee Bucks will face either the Philadelphia 76ers or Atlanta Hawks.
I'm sticking my neck out and predicting the championship will go to the Eastern Conference this year. That's because all remaining teams from the east look stronger than either the Clippers or Suns. Add to that, neither team from the west has ever won an NBA crown, while the Clippers have never even been to a finals.
If the Clippers manage to pull it off, it must propel Kawhi Leonard to all-time great contention as he'd already pulled the Toronto Raptors up from nowhere. However, toward the end of the series with the Utah Jazz he suffered an injury and may miss early games against the Suns as well. Can the Clippers do it without him?
Of the remaining teams, my personal favourite would be Atlanta. Their one championship came in 1958. That's a long time between drinks. Remember the recent Al Horford era? Everyone got so excited when they had such a good 2015 regular season, but then they just crashed against Cleveland in the Eastern Conference finals. If they beat the 76ers in game seven tomorrow, they have the chance to go to the Eastern Conference finals again and get the chance to erase that memory.
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