Are the Boston Celtics or the Oklahoma City Thunder the favorites to win the NBA’s 2025 title? It depends on when you ask, or so it may seem to fans of both teams this season. It also likely depend on what you most value in terms of what shows the strength of a title contender. For the Boston side of the equation, there may be some issues with getting up for every game as they did last season, leaving a few blemishes on their record for the 2024-25 regular season.
But they also have one of the most experienced rosters in the Association when it comes to postseason play. And on the Oklahoma City side, they have the league’s second-best record at the time of writing, but still need to prove they can hack it in the playoffs.
The folks behind the “Nerd Sesh” YouTube channel put together a clip looking at this debate more closely last week. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.
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