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5 Teams Most Likely To Win The 2016 NBA Finals

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5 Teams Most Likely To Win The 2016 NBA Finals

Stephen Curry Lebron James — Every NBA fan has their prediction as to who they think could walk away with the coveted Larry O'Brien trophy at the end of the season. Here are 5 of those teams that have the best chance to win the 2016 NBA Championship.

Every NBA fan has their prediction as to who they think could walk away with the coveted Larry O'Brien trophy at the end of the season. Here are 5 of those teams that have the best chance to win the 2016 NBA Championship.

5. Los Angeles Clippers

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5. Los Angeles Clippers

The Chicago Bulls were extremely close to hit the top five, but you have to give the nod to the Clippers. Although they aren’t finishing games like they should so far this season, you can’t look at the players on their bench and count them out. Paul Pierce and Josh Smith are monstrous additions, while Jamal Crawford is a scoring machine. Look for them to make a huge run this season with All-Stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul leading the way.

4. Oklahoma City Thunder

4. Oklahoma City Thunder

Kevin Durant is healthy and that doesn’t fair well for the rest of the Western Conference. In what could very well be his last season with the Thunder, Durant is searching for another MVP trophy, and he wants an NBA title under his belt at year’s end. With the incredible Russell Westbrook alongside him, a much stronger bench and a hungry new coach Billy Donovan, a title looks extremely promising for No. 35.

3. Cleveland Cavaliers

3. Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cavs are by far the favorite to win the Eastern Conference in what looks like they can just walk in without a sweat. It’s just a matter if they can stay healthy enough to beat any team that comes out of the West in a seven-game series. All fans will see when Kyrie Irving returns just how lethal Cleveland will be when April comes around. Then they’ll see LeBron James lead his team to an astonishing six consecutive NBA finals visits.

2. San Antonio Spurs

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2. San Antonio Spurs

With the huge addition of All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs became the early favorite to win the NBA title this year. The emergence of Kawhi Leonard and his monster-like hands will let San Antonio grab the second seed in the Western Conference by season’s end. You can't forget about Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili still being there as well. Those three, along with Gregg Popovich, are hungry for yet another championship.

1. Golden State Warriors

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1. Golden State Warriors

It’s safe to say that the Warriors are pretty angry that people stated that their title run was a fluke. So far this year, they have bulldozed through every team they have faced, developing an 18-0 record to start the season. Steph Curry has never looked better and it seems like nobody can stop him. Golden State wants to repeat to prove all the naysayers wrong, and it looks like they can make that happen.

Steve Smith is a writer for RantSports.

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