Who knew that months after Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum got interviewed during the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend by Dallas Mavericks rookie big man Dereck Lively II that the two players would cross paths in the 2024 NBA Finals?
With a revamped front court, the Mavericks have had one of the most efficient defenses since the trade deadline. The Boston Celtics are littered with elite three-level scorers on their roster.
Everyone quietly understands that the Boston Celtics are favorites to win this year’s NBA Finals. Bookies have them as over the Dallas Mavericks. Even former players rave about the team’s chances after their impressive playoff performances.
Today’s NBA is well known for being more offensive-driven rather than defensive unlike the 90s and early 2000s. Consequently, the physicality in defense has also decreased by a large margin.
Speaking to the media ahead of the NBA Finals this month, Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, a 3x NBA All-Star, explained what makes this year's team different than the ones that have failed in the past.
The NBA is a star-driven league, so it is only natural that the stars drive the narratives of the 2024 Finals. Focus is overwhelmingly on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals is still several days away, leaving so much time for everyone to hype up the matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks.
The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will face off in the 2024 NBA Finals with Game 1 on June 6 in Massachusetts. Kyrie Irving will be going up against his former team (he spent two seasons with Boston).
On June 6, the Boston Celtics will host the Dallas Mavericks for Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals. The Celtics acquired Jrue Holiday over the offseason for this exact moment.
Kristaps Porzingis is expected to return from injury when the Boston Celtics begin their NBA Finals series against the Dallas Mavericks.
It's incredibly rare for the best player on an NBA title team to guide his franchise to the Larry O'Brien Trophy before entering his prime. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown had a chance to do so against the Warriors in 2022.
This is the most positive update yet as the forward continues to work his way back from a calf injury.
On June 6, the Boston Celtics will host Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Recently, head coach Joe Mazzulla met with the media, and he was asked about the narratives surrounding All-Star forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum (h/t Celtics on NBC Sports Boston).
Holiday's biggest impact in the NBA Finals could come on the defensive end.
Game 1 of the NBA Finals is 38 days from when Kristaps Porzingis suffered a soleus strain in his right calf during Game 4 against the Heat in the first round of the playoffs.
Boston very well may win a game or two by double figures, but there will be a decided edge for the Mavericks when it is close.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla let loose on Friday, giving a passionate defense of the team's superstar duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks are set to face off in the NBA finals. With almost a week before the first game tips off it’s time to start analyzing this exciting matchup.
Throughout NBA history, there’s been a constellation of stars who have taken their jobs as a professional athlete so seriously that they want to use their platform to educate, not just entertain.
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