Burdge: Will the Celtics Finally Win The NBA Title?
I am officially all-in on the Celtics to win the championship this season
Lucy Burdge - Mar 1, 2024, 11:43am EST
The Celtics (+240) are favored to win the NBA championship this year, so this is really going out on the limb here, but I do have an official prediction for the team this season:
The Celtics are going to win the NBA Finals.
I was hesitant up until now because the memory of last year's postseason collapse still stings. And it wasn't until their 116-102 win over the Knicks that I really believed it, or allowed myself to believe it. But now it just feels undeniable that this is the year the Celtics win it all.
This team has now won nine games in row, taking down the Heat and the 76ers in the process. They are No. 1 in the league in offensive efficiency and they have the fourth-fewest turnovers this season.
You've also got Jayson Tatum rightfully believing he is currently the best player in the NBA.
“I got a lotta respect for a lotta guys in the league,” Tatum said to ESPN when he was asked for his opinion on the best player in the league. “Giannis (Antetokounmpo) for sure. (Nikola) Jokic, obviously he just won. (Joel) Embiid, guys that have won MVPs. The list goes on. I truly do believe every night I step on the floor, I’m the best player.”
That's the attitude of a champion.
As we get to the final stretch of this NBA regular season, Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis and this team look like they are in a perfect spot to roll through the playoffs and not take their foot off the gas in a big spot, as they did last year.
I would hope they have learned their lesson from last year and are also thinking if Tatum and Brown don't win a title together this year, will they ever? They are now the leaders of the best team in the NBA and I'm no longer afraid of their +240 odds to win it all at BetMGM.
It's championship or bust for this team and I'm officially betting the former for the Celtics to finally get it done and win the NBA Finals.
The Celtics (+240) are favored to win the NBA championship this year, so this is really going out on the limb here, but I do have an official prediction for the team this season:
The Celtics are going to win the NBA Finals.
I was hesitant up until now because the memory of last year's postseason collapse still stings. And it wasn't until their 116-102 win over the Knicks that I really believed it, or allowed myself to believe it. But now it just feels undeniable that this is the year the Celtics win it all.
This team has now won nine games in row, taking down the Heat and the 76ers in the process. They are No. 1 in the league in offensive efficiency and they have the fourth-fewest turnovers this season.
You've also got Jayson Tatum rightfully believing he is currently the best player in the NBA.
“I got a lotta respect for a lotta guys in the league,” Tatum said to ESPN when he was asked for his opinion on the best player in the league. “Giannis (Antetokounmpo) for sure. (Nikola) Jokic, obviously he just won. (Joel) Embiid, guys that have won MVPs. The list goes on. I truly do believe every night I step on the floor, I’m the best player.”
That's the attitude of a champion.
As we get to the final stretch of this NBA regular season, Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis and this team look like they are in a perfect spot to roll through the playoffs and not take their foot off the gas in a big spot, as they did last year.
I would hope they have learned their lesson from last year and are also thinking if Tatum and Brown don't win a title together this year, will they ever? They are now the leaders of the best team in the NBA and I'm no longer afraid of their +240 odds to win it all at BetMGM.
It's championship or bust for this team and I'm officially betting the former for the Celtics to finally get it done and win the NBA Finals.
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