I know, I got the first shot and I went super improbable. If you hadn't made me think about the series length, I would have gone the other way, but the more I thought about how the series would flow the better the underdogs seemed.
Spoelstra's got a huge coaching advantage and the tougher, better rested team.
Lebron and AD are big, smart, athletic defenders, which we haven't seen Jokic have to deal with yet. However, I was really leaning towards Nuggets in 7.
I like the logic. I would be surprised if heat beat the celtics but I could see the Lakers giving the Nuggets a tough series.
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The other thing is that I think the favorites are likely to win in 5 or 7, but the underdogs pretty much have to win in 6.
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