NBA Championship Best Bet: Boston Celtics

Recent history isn't in the favor of the newly-crowned Boston Celtics, as the Association has seen a unique titleholder crowned each of the last six seasons, marking the first time we've seen that since 1975-80. 

With that being said, all streaks are meant to be broken, and no team is better equipped to make a back-to-back run more than this iteration of the Celtics. 

We've never witnessed such parity across the league with top-tier talent spread across a litany of teams. Boston lost just three games en route to their 2024 championship, though, so the path to Larry O'Brien still runs through Beantown for the time being.

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• Boston's 2024 win moved it past the Los Angeles Lakers for the most championships in league history with 18.
• Only five teams have never advanced to the Finals in their history: Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, and New Orleans Pelicans.
• In the last 10 years, three teams (2023 Nuggets, 2019 Raptors, and 2015 Warriors) have had worse than 18-to-1 odds during the preseason to eventually go on to win the title that year.