Limited contenders favor fourth straight Cavs-Warriors finals

No matter what other teams besides the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers do this season, they remain strong favorites to meet in the NBA Finals for the fourth consecutive time this June and will continue to stay that way barring injuries.

Odds courtesy of OddsShark.com

The defending NBA champion Warriors have already seen top scorers Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry miss time this year, yet they are -300 chalk to advance from the Western Conference without much competition.

The Houston Rockets look to be their biggest threat as the +375 second choice in the West, but they have also dealt with injuries to their two best players in Chris Paul and James Harden. Behind the Rockets are another injury-plagued team in the San Antonio Spurs at +700, as head coach Gregg Popovich’s squad has been playing recently without Kawhi Leonard, Rudy Gay, Tony Parker and Danny Green.