Who Is Winning the NBA Playoffs?
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The NBA playoffs are in full swing and we want to know: who is your pick to win it all?
The Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are currently in the lead for the NBA playoffs. They have been dominating the court and are looking like they are going to take home the victory. However, there are still a few games left to play and anything can happen. Let’s take a look at the Warriors’ chances of winning the NBA playoffs.
Their Regular Season Record
The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 73-9, the best record in NBA history. They won their first 24 games of the season, the longest winning streak to start a season in NBA history. They also became the first team in NBA history to finish the regular season with at least 67 wins in four consecutive seasons.
Their Playoff History
The Warriors have appeared in the playoffs a total of 32 times in their franchise history. They have won the NBA championship on four occasions, in 1947, 1956, 1975, and 2015. The Warriors have also reached the NBA Finals five times, in 1947, 1956, 1964, 1967 and 2016. They have won their division 15 times and their conference nine times.
The Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are dominating the NBA playoffs. They have won 12 out of their last 13 games and are on a mission to defend their title. The Cavs have a deep bench and are led by LeBron James, who is playing some of the best basketball of his career. The Cavs are the team to beat in the NBA playoffs.
Their Regular Season Record
The Cleveland Cavaliers are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team began play as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were first held at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland, which is commonly known as “The Q”.
Their Playoff History
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are members of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers began play in the NBA as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were originally played at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland.
The Cavaliers have reached the NBA Finals four times: in 2007, 2015, 2016, and 2017. They have won the Central Division title ten times (1976, 2009, 2010, 2015–2019), and the Eastern Conference title seven times (2007, 2015–2018). Overall, they have won 31 playoff series and appeared in 44 NBA Playoffs through 2019. Despite having never won an NBA championship during their first 49 years of existence (1970–2019), they managed to win their first championship in 2016 after defeating the Golden State Warriors in seven games during that year’s Finals, becoming the first team since the 1948 Rochester Royals to win a playoff series after losing their first Finals appearance.
The Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are currently leading the NBA playoffs. They are a young team with a lot of potential. They have a great coach in Mike D’Antoni, and they are led by two superstar players in James Harden and Chris Paul. The Rockets are a dangerous team, and they will be tough to beat in the playoffs.
Their Regular Season Record
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. Throughout their history, the Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles. The team was established as the San Diego Rockets, an expansion team originally based in San Diego, in 1967. In 1971, the Rockets moved to Houston.
The Rockets had a patient approach to building their team in the early years. They drafted Yao Ming with the #1 overall pick in 2002, and he became one of the best players in franchise history. The Rockets also acquired Tracy McGrady via trade in 2004. These two stars helped lead the team to 10 consecutive playoff appearances from 2004–2013, peaking with a trip to the NBA Finals in 2015 where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in four games. In 2017, the acquisition of point guard Chris Paul helped make the Rockets one of the best teams in the NBA once again.
The Rockets finished with a record of 65-17 in 2017-18, their best season since 1993-94 when they went 56-26. They won their first division title since 1994 and had the best record in the NBA entering the playoffs.
Their Playoff History
The Houston Rockets are a professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. The Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles. The team was established as the San Diego Rockets, an expansion team originally based in San Diego, in 1967. In 1971, the Rockets moved to Houston due to massive financial losses incurred by owners Robert F. McDermott and George Maloof Sr., and playing ability ofqq the club declined sharply. In 1972, after four losing seasons, the franchise was sold to businessman and oilmancdn Charles F. Gamage.’
The franchise began to rebuild around draft picks Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon, who both eventually led the franchise to its first NBA Finals appearance in 1981. Olajuwon left for his home country of Nigeria after being drafted by the Rockets in 1984 due to political unrest back home; he would eventually return to play for the team from 2002–03 until his retirement in 2008. Sampson meanwhile had injuries that plagued him throughout his career which limited him to just 586 games from 1983–1988; he was traded along with Tracy Murray in 1988 for forward Billy Thompson so that he could pursue other interests.’
The Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are currently leading the NBA playoffs with a record of 52-29. They are followed by the Golden State Warriors, who are 51-31. The Houston Rockets are in third place with a record of 50-32.
Their Regular Season Record
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the team play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; they have won the most championships of any franchise with 17, accounting for 24.5 percent of all NBA Championships since the league’s founding.
Their Playoff History
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history; since 1957, they have had 27 wins in NBA Finals, which ranks fourth all time behind only the Los Angeles Lakers (34), Chicago Bulls (6), and San Antonio Spurs (5). According to Forbes Magazine, the Celtics are worth an estimated $575 million, making them second-most valuable basketball franchise in North America behind only the New York Knicks. On November 18th, 2013, they beat the Knicks 113-111.
