Let me respond before people misconstrue what I was saying. I think the Heat have a 90-95% chance of winning it all again if they keep playing the way they are.
If I were to speculate\guess which teams have a fighters chance against them I would probably pick the Spurs and the Pacers. I might throw in the Knicks but I have to see them perform in the playoffs first. I just don't see OKC giving them much trouble, Miami is in their head and they aren't a particularly good matchup with the Heat.
Spurs are obviously an offensive machine, 4th in the league in scoring, and they play pretty good defense ranking 9th. Tony Parker is having an MVP type season and Duncan\Splitter if healthy can cause Miami problems off the boards.
Pacers are the best defensive team in the NBA and the top rebounding team as well. They also have a young stud in Paul George that can and will guard Lebron all over the court. Their downside is they are one of the worst scoring teams in the NBA.
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