Ranking NBA's best-of-the-rest teams - a podcast by Kurt Helin, NBC Sports
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Five teams have emerged as consensus favorites to win the 2022 NBA title: Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Nets and Brooklyn Nets.
Does anyone else belong in that group?
Eight other teams have at least a 98% chance of making the playoffs, according to The Ringer:
- Miami Heat (41-22)
- Chicago Bulls (39-23)
- Cleveland Cavaliers (36-26)
- Boston Celtics (37-27)
- Memphis Grizzlies (43-20)
- Utah Jazz (39-22)
- Dallas Mavericks (37-25)
- Denver Nuggets (36-26)
On the latest ProBasketballTalk Podcast, Dan Feldman and Dan Devine of The Ringer – who recently wrote an excellent article on the Heat's playoff hopes – rank those eight best-of-the-rest teams:
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