By Jonathan Lee

Currently the AccuScore computer views the NBA as a race between the top two seeds in each conference:  Oklahoma City and San Antonio in the West and Miami and Chicago in the East.  The old veteran stand-bys and long-time rivals, Boston and Los Angeles, stand as the most likely challengers to the favored four teams.  The young Thunder are going through some struggles at the moment, but are still the clear favorite and are the most likely team to win the title.

NBA championship odds according to AccuScore simulations as of April 16:

Thunder - 24.7%
Bulls - 19.5%
Spurs - 17.9%
Heat - 16.1%
Celtics - 6.2%
Lakers - 4.9%

You can simulate the full NBA playoffs on ESPN.com via the AccuScore Playoff Predictor.

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NBA2 Season Futures

Eastern SEASON-TO-DATE FORECAST POSTSEASON
WIN LOSS WIN LOSS WIN DIV PLAYOFF
ATL
New York Knicks 0 0 1.0 0.0 100% 100%
Boston Celtics 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Toronto Raptors 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Brooklyn Nets 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
CEN
Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Indiana Pacers 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Detroit Pistons 0 0 0.0 0.0 100% 100%
Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Chicago Bulls 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
SE
Washington Wizards 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Charlotte Hornets 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Miami Heat 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Atlanta Hawks 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Orlando Magic 0 0 0.0 0.0 100% 100%

Western SEASON-TO-DATE FORECAST POSTSEASON
WIN LOSS WIN LOSS WIN DIV PLAYOFF
NW
Denver Nuggets 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Utah Jazz 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 0.0 0.0 100% 100%
Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
PAC
Golden State Warriors 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Sacramento Kings 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Phoenix Suns 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 0.0 0.0 100% 100%
Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%
SW
San Antonio Spurs 0 0 0.0 1.0 100% 100%
New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Dallas Mavericks 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 0%
Houston Rockets 0 0 0.0 0.0 0% 100%

Eastern, ATL

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Eastern, ATL

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Eastern, CEN

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Eastern, CEN

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Eastern, SE

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Eastern, SE

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Western, NW

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Western, NW

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Western, PAC

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Western, PAC

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF

Western, SW

SEASON-TO-DATE    WIN     LOSS   |   FORECAST    WIN     LOSS   

Western, SW

POSTSEASON    WIN DIV     PLAYOFF