Updated 2020 NBA Championship Odds and Playoff Predictions

It bends entire defenses out to the three-point line, which in turn opens things up for the slashing of Butler and Adebayo.Few teams are as well equipped to handle that as Milwaukee, but that trio is going to cause problems before Miami leaves the bubble.Championship Odds: +1900        The most important aspect of the Rockets' micro-ball strategy is likely what it does for Russell Westbrook.On the season, Russ averaged 28.8 points per 75 possessions with a 58.2 true shooting percentage when he played without a traditional 5 in the game.With the floor spaced, the paint is wide-open for Westbrook to attack. Against the defending champions, he'll be the best player on the floor and help the Celtics reach the Eastern Conference Finals.Championship Odds: +1000Pascal Siakam's ascension to the No. 1 option coincided with a better regular-season winning percentage for the Raptors than the Kawhi Leonard-led 2018-19 team posted.That improvement may have had more to do with the development of OG Anunoby, Norman Powell, Fred VanVleet and others, though.Siakam was a deserving All-Star this season, but his performance may not have been quite as good as some think.Box plus/minus isn't the end-all, be-all, but he ranked 57th in the NBA. That's another factor that'll help him average a triple-double this postseason.Championship Odds: +320According to box plus/minus, Eric Bledsoe has played like a below-average player during his career postseason minutes with the Bucks.In 26 games, he's averaging 13.4 points while shooting 42.3 percent from the floor and 25.2 percent from three. But there should be plenty of opportunities for the Bucks guard to break out of his postseason slump.Championship Odds: +270The Los Angeles Clippers are going to win it all.Even with Paul George playing like a shell of himself (he shot 21.3 percent from the field and 16.0 percent from three in Games 2-4 against the Mavericks), the Clippers went shot for shot with the greatest offense in NBA history.When George finally broke out for 35 points on 12-of-18 shooting, L.A. annihilated Dallas by 43 points.George will have more below-standard games, but the Clippers have the star power and depth necessary to weather his inconsistency.Kawhi Leonard is about as steady as NBA superstars get.