Experts predict: I think the Thunder will win the championship 4-1!

The 2025 NBA Finals are about to start, but experts almost fell to the sidelines that the Thunder will win the championship easily!

According to the latest CBS Sports experts' forecast voting, only 6.5% of experts believe that the Pacers can win the championship, while 38% of experts even predict that the Thunder will resolve the battle in 5 games, which is shocking.

This season, the Thunder ranked first in the league with an impressive record of 68 wins and 14 losses in the regular season, showing their position as the king. In the playoffs, they even beat the players all the way, swept the Grizzlies 4-0 in the first round, eliminated the defending champion Nuggets in the second round after a tiebreak battle, and defeated the Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals, showing strong dominance.

The star Alexander averaged 32.7 points, 5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game this season, shooting percentage of 51.9%, and scored an equally excellent record of 29.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists in the playoffs. Currently, he has firmly established himself as the top scorer in the league.

repeatedly hit key balls at critical moments, becoming the team's stabilizing force. In addition, the Thunder's lineup is deep, with young players such as Jaylen Williams and Chet Homgren showing great energy. Lu Dort and Alex Caruso built a solid defense line on the defensive end. The entire team has excellent offense and defense, and cooperated with tacit understanding.

In contrast, as the dark horses in the eastern region, they should not be underestimated. In the regular season, the team scored 46 wins and 17 losses, and eliminated the Bucks, Cavaliers and Knicks in the playoffs and entered the finals. As the core of the team, Teres Halliburton averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 9.2 assists per game this season, connecting the team's offensive system;

Siakam averaged 20.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game, which was the team's stable scoring point. Although the Pacers show strong team combat power, they seem to be slightly inferior in overall strength and star quality compared to the Thunder. Experts generally believe that the Thunder's home court advantage will also become an important factor affecting the direction of the series. So far this season, the Thunder have won a total of 80 victories (68 wins in the regular season + 12 wins in the playoffs), losing only 18 games, with a winning rate of 81.6%.

Not only that, the Thunder's home winning rate this season is as high as 82.9%. If the Thunder can win a first goal at home and even take a 2-0 lead, the difficulty of the Pacers to reverse the championship will increase in geometrical multiples.

However, although experts predict one-sidedly, competitive sports are full of variables. If the Pacers want to make a comeback, they must play perfect team basketball + Halliburton's super performance. As long as the Thunder performs normally, they are likely to win the first championship in the team history.