ESPN’s panel of experts teamed up to give their midseason votes on how the season is going to turn out, and the Golden State Warriors are predicted as the dominant favorite going forward.
In the West, the experts believe the back-to-back reigning champions are a sure lock to win their fourth straight conference title. The Dubs took 97% of the first place votes in this category. The only other team in the conference to receive first place votes were the Houston Rockets, the team that took Golden State to the brink of elimination last postseason before missing hella three-pointers in a row and vanishing.