Remember when the Boston Celtics were "dark horse" championship contenders entering the NBA bubble?
It appears the secret is out.
The Celtics are a perfect 6-0 in the 2020 postseason after sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers out of the first round and winning their first two games against the Toronto Raptors in the second round.
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But did Boston just feast on a Ben Simmons-less Sixers squad and catch the Raptors on two off-nights? Or is this Celtics team a legitimate title contender?
The folks at FiveThirtyEight are betting on the latter. Their live-update, player-based forecast for the 2019-20 season currently gives the Celtics a 37 percent chance to win the NBA Finals -- better than every other team, including the Los Angeles Clippers (31 percent).
Keep in mind the Celtics arrived in Orlando with +2000 odds to win the championship, behind supposed "serious" contenders like the Clippers, Lakers and Bucks.
But that was before Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown raised their games to a new level, Kemba Walker proved his knee is no worse for wear and Marcus Smart channeled his inner Steph Curry on Tuesday night.
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Getting past the Raptors and either the Milwaukee Bucks or red-hot Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals won't be easy, especially with Gordon Hayward likely not returning for a few more weeks due to an ankle injury.
The Celtics' confidence is at an all-time high right now, though, and at least one prediction model justifies that confidence.