The Eastern Conference Finals are set and will feature the same two teams we saw last year.
The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics will compete for the right to play in the… NBA finals
But this season is a little different from last year.
This is because the Heat had to come this far during the tournament.
Miami entered the postseason as the eighth seed and proceeded to upset the Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks.
Now they are hoping to do the same with the Celtics.
According to Caesars Sportsbook via the NBA on ESPN, the Celtics are the huge favorites over the Heat to win the East.
The Celtics are the strong favorites to beat the Heat 😳 pic.twitter.com/D3Ult3JXQY
– NBA on ESPN (ESPNNBA) May 15, 2023
Many factors go into creating the odds of winning a Series.
One of the main factors is which team has the best roster.
Boston has a much better menu and more depth.
But the Heat has a great culture and an elite coach in Erik Spoelstra.
Also, the Celtics have a home court advantage in this series which is another reason why they are favorites.
However, the Heat was an underdog throughout the postseason.
They were not expected to make a first round exit let alone make it to the conference finals.
For Miami to move forward, they need Jimmy Butler to be the MVP of the series.
He’s been that way so far in the qualifiers, but now he’ll need to get the edge on Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Butler seems to up his game in the big moments.
This will be expected of him again.
Even though the odds are not in Heat’s favor, they definitely have a chance to pull off the upset.
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