John Hollinger’s latest NBA playoff odds are listed here. What’s interesting is that the computer is projecting the Cavs to finish third in the Eastern Conference, but giving them the best shot of any team in the conference - 7.6% - of winning the title.
The Lakers are first at 8.8%
And yeah, the team with the best statistical probability of winning a championship, via Hollinger’s numbers, still only has an 8.8% chance.
More evidence of just how hard it is to win the grand daddy of them all. And a pretty reasonable explanation as to how Cleveland could be enshrined in a decades long title drought that has nothing to do with a curse.
