The majority of the players we polled said they expect the Celtics to repeat as champs. After all, Boston stormed through last year’s playoffs, returned all of its key players and wound up winning 61 regular-season games this year, all while burying opponents with an avalanche of 3-pointers. What’s surprising, perhaps, is how overwhelming Boston’s edge is. The Thunder produced one of the most dominant regular seasons in recent history, winning 68 games with the MVP front-runner, a top offense and the best defense by a wide margin.