2024 NBA Finals

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2024 NBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
Boston Celtics Joe Mazzulla 0
Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd 0
DatesJune 6–23[a]
Eastern finalsCeltics defeated Pacers, 4–0
Western finalsMavericks defeated Timberwolves, 4–1
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The 2024 NBA Finals is the upcoming championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2023–24 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven playoffs will be played between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks. The series is scheduled to begin on June 6, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for June 23.[1]

Background[edit]

Dallas Mavericks[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Dallas Mavericks season

The Dallas Mavericks finished the regular season as the fifth seed in the Western Conference with a 50–32 record.[2] The Mavericks made the playoffs after missing the stage last season where the team finished 38–44. The Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first and second rounds, respectively, winning each series in 6 games.[3][4] They then defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Conference Finals 4–1 to clinch their first NBA Finals appearance in 13 years. In their last appearance in 2011, the team, which featured current head coach Jason Kidd at point guard, won their first and only title.[5]

Boston Celtics[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Boston Celtics season

The Boston Celtics finished the regular season as the best record in the NBA, with 64–18.[6] Throughout the playoff run, they faced the Miami Heat in the first round, a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference Finals, and won the series 4–1. They then faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, winning the series in five games. Finally, they swept the Indiana Pacers in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in three years and for the 23rd time in their history with their last win dating back to 2008 NBA Finals. A series win would give the Celtics their 18th championship, and break their tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA history.[7]

This is the Celtics’ third Finals appearance where they played a team from Texas, as they previously defeated the Houston Rockets in the 1981 and 1986 Finals.[8][9]

Road to the Finals[edit]

Further information: 2023–24 NBA season and 2024 NBA playoffs

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot
  • * – Division leader
Playoff results
Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference champion) Dallas Mavericks (Western Conference champion)
Defeated the 8th seeded Miami Heat, 4–1 First round Defeated the 4th seeded Los Angeles Clippers, 4–2
Defeated the 4th seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–1 Conference Semifinals Defeated the 1st seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, 4–2
Defeated the 6th seeded Indiana Pacers, 4–0 Conference Finals Defeated the 3rd seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, 4–1

Regular season series[edit]

The Celtics won the regular season series 2–0.

March 1, 2024
Dallas Mavericks 110, Boston Celtics 138

Series summary[edit]

Game Date Road team Result Home team
Game 1 June 6 Dallas Mavericks Boston Celtics
Game 2 June 9 Dallas Mavericks Boston Celtics
Game 3 June 12 Boston Celtics Dallas Mavericks
Game 4 June 14 Boston Celtics Dallas Mavericks
Game 5[b] June 17 Dallas Mavericks Boston Celtics
Game 6[b] June 20 Boston Celtics Dallas Mavericks
Game 7[b] June 23 Dallas Mavericks Boston Celtics

Game summaries[edit]

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. For games in Dallas, the local time is also given (CDT, UTC−5).

Game 1[edit]

Game 2[edit]

Game 3[edit]

Game 4[edit]

Game 5[edit]

Game 6[edit]

Game 7[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 12 Brissett, Oshae 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-20 Syracuse
G/F 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996-10-24 California
G 20 Davison, JD (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-03 Alabama
F 30 Hauser, Sam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1997-12-08 Virginia
G 4 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA
F/C 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida
C 40 Kornet, Luke 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-07-15 Vanderbilt
G/F 50 Mykhailiuk, Sviatoslav 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Kansas
F 13 Peterson, Drew (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-09 USC
F/C 8 Porziņģis, Kristaps Injured 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995-08-02 Latvia
G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon
C 88 Queta, Neemias 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1999-07-13 Utah State
G 44 Springer, Jaden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2002-09-25 Tennessee
F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke
F/C 26 Tillman, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999-01-12 Michigan State
G/F 27 Walsh, Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-03-03 Arkansas
G 9 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 16, 2024


Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 13 Brown, Greg III (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 2001-09-01 Texas
G/F 77 Dončić, Luka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1999-02-28 Slovenia
G 0 Exum, Dante 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-07-13 Australia
F 3 Fudge, Alex (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2003-06-05 Florida
F/C 21 Gafford, Daniel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1998-10-01 Arkansas
G/F 8 Green, Josh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-11-16 Arizona
G/F 10 Hardaway, Tim Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1992-03-16 Michigan
G 1 Hardy, Jaden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 2002-07-05 Coronado HS (NV)
G 11 Irving, Kyrie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1992-03-23 Duke
F 55 Jones, Derrick Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-02-15 UNLV
F 42 Kleber, Maxi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1992-01-29 Germany
G 9 Lawson, A. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 2000-07-15 South Carolina
C 2 Lively, Dereck II 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2004-02-12 Duke
F 88 Morris, Markieff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
F/C 7 Powell, Dwight 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991-07-20 Stanford
F 18 Prosper, Olivier-Maxence Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2002-07-03 Marquette
F 25 Washington, P. J. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1998-08-23 Kentucky
G 00 Williams, Brandon (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-11-22 Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 31, 2024

Player statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Dallas Mavericks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
  • Bold: team high

Media coverage[edit]

The Finals will be televised in the United States by ABC (including local affiliates WCVB-TV in Boston and WFAA in Dallas) for the 22nd consecutive year. This will mark the first Finals called by the team of play-by-play announcer Mike Breen, analysts Doris Burke and JJ Redick, and sideline reporter Lisa Salters.[10] This makes Burke the first woman to serve as a television analyst for a major men’s professional championship event.[11] Furthermore, this will be the first Finals since 2006 without Jeff Van Gundy or Mark Jackson as commentators, as they were laid off after the previous year's finals.[12][13]

The Finals will also be broadcast on ESPN Radio with Marc Kestecher and P. J. Carlesimo as commentators, as well as Jorge Sedano as the reporter. This will be the first Finals since 2019 without Doris Burke as a radio commentator for the Finals.[14]

Viewership[edit]

See also: NBA Finals television ratings
Game Ratings
(American households) 		American audience
(in millions) 		Ref
1
2
3
4
Avg

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The series could end as early as June 14 if either team wins 4–0, or as late as June 23 if the series goes the maximum seven games.
  2. ^ a b c d e f If necessary

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 NBA Finals Schedule". NBA.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Vardon, Joe. "NBA regular season ends with a thriller and shifting standings". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mavs finish off Clippers; Lakers fire coach". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks Achieve 17-Point Comeback Win Over OKC Thunder, Clinch WCF Bid". Dallas Basketball. May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Here's the last time the Dallas Mavericks went to the NBA Finals". wfaa.com. May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  6. ^ Buckley, Zach (April 4, 2024). "Celtics clinch best record, Suns enter top 6". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  7. ^ Zillgitt, Jeff (May 28, 2024). "Boston Celtics now just four wins from passing Los Angeles Lakers for most NBA titles". USA Today. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ^ Quinn, Justin (May 14, 2023). "On this day: Celtics win '81 championship vs. Rockets; Braun signed". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  9. ^ Yalung, Brian (June 1, 2024). ""It's just like you against the world" - Kevin McHale was worried going up against the Rockets on the road in the 1986 NBA Finals". Basketball Network. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Rajan, Ronce (February 15, 2024). "JJ Redick Joins Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Lisa Salters on ESPN's Lead NBA Broadcast Team". ESPNPressRoom.com. ESPN Interactive Media. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Tapp, Tom (August 14, 2023). "ESPN Revamps No. 1 On-Air NBA Announcing Team & Sets Up History-Making Finals Run For Doris Burke". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  12. ^ Deitsch, Richard (June 30, 2023). "Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose out at ESPN amid network's cuts". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  13. ^ Reedy, Joe (July 31, 2023). "Mark Jackson laid off by ESPN with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers slated as replacement". Associated Press News. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bang! 2024 NBA Finals Presented By YouTube TV on ABC: Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks Tips Off June 6". ESPN Press Room U.S. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
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