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00:00Really for the last three months or so of this NBA campaign, there's been a consistent theme.
00:07A tier of three, two teams out east, one team from the Western Conference, and then everybody else.
00:13The Oklahoma City Thunder, a minus 180 favorite to win the Western Conference,
00:18are a plus 150 favorite to win the NBA championship.
00:22Now a half dollar in front of the Celtics in the Cavaliers, the one seed out east,
00:27the only team in three digits, but with a five-to-one price or shorter.
00:33Let me ask you the question first, Fonseca, this way.
00:36Will our NBA champion this year come from those three teams with a five-to-one price or better,
00:43Thunder, Celtics, or Cavs?
00:47Now it's hard to say no, and I think Cleveland is the one that I'm intrigued by the most,
00:51because if you're giving me plus 490 on a team that right now,
00:55so if I'm looking ahead, one, Cleveland has already taken care of business.
00:59Shout out to both one seeds, honestly, for not messing around a ton and just really putting away
01:04of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat.
01:06The Memphis Grizzlies, obviously, better, but Cleveland took care of business regardless.
01:10And without Darius Garland, but he's going to be back.
01:14It feels like if Cleveland was in a more dire situation, Darius Garland just might be playing,
01:18but they didn't need him to close us out.
01:21And then when you look at just the rest of the Eastern Conference,
01:25we know how the Knicks match up against them, and the Knicks probably aren't going to get there anyway
01:29because of Boston.
01:30And with Boston in particular, they have, like, Jalen Brown's had some knee issues
01:36that are worth monitoring.
01:38Jason Tatum's had the wrist, and Chris Stapsporzingas is Chris Stapsporzingas.
01:42He can get hurt at any time, unfortunately, and that's just part of the KP experience.
01:46So as it pertains to Cleveland, I think, one, Cleveland has matched up well with Boston
01:51during the regular season.
01:52Not that that always matters as it pertains to the playoffs, but it's not nothing.
01:56And Boston may not be as healthy, assuming Darius Garland is back and ready to go.
02:02Cleveland is also deeper.
02:04I think Cleveland can absolutely win that series.
02:06They're going to have home court.
02:07I think home court's going to matter more for them than it is for Boston
02:10because Boston has won a ton of playoff road games, has a lot of playoff road experience.
02:14Cleveland hasn't, but I think Cleveland's legit.
02:17I've been saying it all year.
02:18I took them all over in the win total.
02:20I took alts.
02:22I thought that they could be a 60-win team, and they were better than that.
02:25I think they're legitimate, and I think they can beat Boston.
02:27And if I think they can beat Boston, that means I think they can get to the finals,
02:31and that means I think they can win the championship.
02:33So I think they're worth a shot at plus 490.