According to the latest betting odds, the Los Angeles Lakers are not the favorite team to win the NBA Cup. The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers are considered favorites to win the tournament, even though the Lakers won the league’s first NBA Cup last season.

Anthony Davis was the leading force that helped the Lakers to a 123-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers in the tournament championship. Davis finished the game with 41 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks. LeBron James was named the first-ever NBA in-season MVP.

James scored 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Austin Reaves had a strong performance with 28 points.

If the Lakers’ stars can perform similarly throughout the tournament this season, it’s hard to imagine which team could be better. The Lakers are currently 2-0 in the group stage. Los Angeles is part of West Group B, which includes the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz.

However, the latest betting odds suggest that the Celtics and Cavaliers are on track to win it all. The Celtics are 1-1 in East Group C, while Cleveland has a 1-1 record. Neither team is leading their respective groups, but both teams are leading the Eastern Conference.

The Celtics and Cavaliers are currently the two best teams in the Eastern Conference. Boston has a record of 14-3, while the Cavaliers have a record of 17-1. The Lakers are now in fourth place in the Western Conference with a record of 10-6.

The Western Conference is loaded with talent and the top two teams have the same record of 12-4. Although the Golden State Warriors and the Thunder are currently the two best teams in the conference, they are not the favorites to win the NBA Cup.

However, conference standing is not important, as each team is placed in a group separated by their placement in last season’s rankings. But the games played in the tournament count towards the overall win/loss record.

Although the Lakers have the third-best odds to win the tournament, the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns are among the five teams considered favorites to win.

In addition, according to the odds, the Lakers are given the seventh-best chance of winning this year.

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