Top 5 True NBA Title Contenders After The All-Star Break

By | Bullscore 3 Mar, 2023

Here are the top 5 contenders for the NBA title after the successful all-star game ends. It was the 72nd edition of the All-star games, Milwaukee Bucks beats LeBron James‘ team Los Angeles Lakers in the final of the All-Star event, And Jayson Tatum was named as All-Star Game MVP with a score of 55 points.

The NBA title is an annual championship of the NBA. In this, the Best of 7 games were played between The Eastern and Western Conference champions The winner received Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy, which was replaced in 1977, with the original trophy Walter A. Brown Trophy.

5. 76ers

Here The Philadelphia 76ers AKA known as the sixers are at no.5, They play in Eastern Conference Atlantic Division, And 76ers were established in 1946 and are formerly known as Syracuse Nationals, They won 3 Championships and 5 Conference titles. The last title won by the 76ers is in 1983, After that 76ers only brakes to the final only one time in 2001 after that they can’t even reach the final of the NBA title championship.

Here at this stage, it has a high possibility to make it once again to have such a great team. Having these star players on the team like James Harden, Joel Embiid, P.J. Tucker, Tyrese Maxey, and many more but still, the sixers cant touch heights like Bucks and Celtics.

4. Suns

At No.4 we have Phoenix Suns which are members of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. They were established in 1968, Their first time reaching the NBA finals was in 1976. They are never a champion in the history of the NBA, but they won Conference titles for 3 and also won 8 total Division titles. The suns recorded 13 consecutive playoffs throughout the 1900s.

The suns have a good team having players like Kevin Durant and Chris Paul if their no health issues with these players it seems hard to see losing this team. Deandre Ayton has a perfect playoff past and has the advantage of his experience and skill set. Just Counting on Durant and Paul to stay on the court for 4 rounds seems dependent on them so it’s not good for the suns that’s why they lacking behind other teams.

3. Nuggets

Nuggets is the No.1 team from the west and No.3 on the overall list. The Denver Nuggets was founded in 1967, And member of the Western Conference Northwest Division. In the starting, The Denver Nuggets is named Denver Rockets in 1974 they shifted to Nuggets. They never won an NBA Championship or Conference title,

The Denver Nuggets have an experienced duo that played together for a very long time in the playoffs, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the trump card of The Nuggets has all the keys to making it to the Finals. At this point, if they didn’t reach the championship series it was very disappointed

2. Celtics

Boston Celtics are No.2 on the list. The Boston Celtics was a member of the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. The Boston Celtics is founded in 1946. The Boston Celtics are one of the two teams which are won 17 NBA Championship titles and also won 10 Conference titles. In the history of the basketball world, The Celtics are one of the most successful teams of all time.

Boston Celtics are the only team on this list that has both offense and defense are strong. Jayson Tatum is the key player for Boston the skill set of Jayson is massive. Al Horford also known as “Big Al”, has a 13.5 average match and has a great experience.

1. Bucks

For the first time in the history of the NBA, This season’s ranking tiebreaker goes to Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Milwaukee Bucks is No.1 on this list, the 14-game win streak makes The Milwaukee Bucks on top. The Milwaukee Bucks was founded in 1968 And is a member of the Eastern Conference Central Division. The Milwaukee Bucks won 2 NBA Championship titles, Also won 3 Conference titles, And 17 division titles.

The Milwaukee Bucks have a very strong lineup having a strong skill set of players like Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Giannis Antetokounmpo is the MVP-caliber for Bucks. The Milwaukee Bucks have top scorers like Spencer Dinwiddie, Brook Lopez, and many players. The team has an offensive issue but how the Opponent will struggle with both him as well as the Bucks’.