NBA Finals 2016: Predictions, Championship Odds for Remaining Teams

The 2016 NBA Finals outlook and title odds out of Las Vegas received an interesting jolt over the weekend.

Said jolt was the Toronto Raptors waking up from a slumber in Game 3 for the home crowd and stealing a victory from the Cleveland Cavaliers, making the Eastern Conference showdown a 2-1 affair.

Still, more interesting is the gridlocked encounter between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference. That series is seemingly destined to need seven games to crown a winner.  

While the battles rage, let’s take a look at the bracket and how Las Vegas feels about the matter with the Finals slated to start June 2.

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The globe will get its Cleveland-Golden State showdown. 

It’s the only encounter that onlookers have talked about this year, as surprise seasons from teams such as the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics and a whopping 67 wins from San Antonio went unnoticed.

A status report of the teams left in the playoffs would read like this—Golden State (climbing), Oklahoma City (peaked), Cleveland (peaked), Toronto (injured).

Toronto isn’t beating Cleveland while boasting such a status. Jonas Valanciunas just missed another game. The only saving grace was Bismack Biyombo exploding for 26 rebounds, helping the Raptors to win the battle on the glass for the first time in the series.

But the Raptors cannot count on the 23-year-old Biyombo for such consistent output. Neither will Kyrie Irving always shoot 3-of-19 from the field. Toronto got the pride win at home, …

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