Phil Jackson is one of the most successful coaches in NBA history. He knows how to recognize a potential champion. And he even has a theory for that: for him, the real favorites are those who get 40 wins before losing 20 games during the regular season. The Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns were therefore the main candidates according to him. Except that only the first named are still in the running.
Therefore, Stephen Curry and his band would be the most likely to go to the end among the four finalists of Conference. Afterwards, this assumption does not take into account the complete change of the Boston Celtics and the metamorphosed Dallas Mavericks in the second half of the season.
Still, Phil Jackson’s theory has been true in 37 of the past 40 seasons…