The 2024 NBA Finals are set.
The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will face off for the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
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People in metro Atlanta can cheer on former Wheeler High School star Jaylen Brown or former Atlanta Hawks first-round pick Al Holford. Or if you’re wanting to pull for the Mavericks, you can cheer for former Atlanta Hawk Tim Hardaway Jr.
Channel 2 will be your home for EVERY GAME of the 2024 NBA Finals. Here is the complete schedule of games.
- Game 1: Mavericks vs. Celtics, Thursday, June 6 (8:30 ET)
- Game 2: Mavericks vs. Celtics, Sunday, June 9 (8 ET)
- Game 3: Celtics vs. Mavericks , Wednesday, June 12 (8:30 ET)
- Game 4: Celtics vs. Mavericks, Friday, June 14 (8:30 ET)
- Game 5: Mavericks vs. Celtics, Monday, June 17 (8:30 ET)*
- Game 6: Celtics vs. Mavericks, Thursday, June 20 (8:30 ET)*
- Game 7: Mavericks vs. Celtics, Sunday, June 23 (8 ET)*
*If necessary
AP GAME PREVIEW
Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference)
Boston; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Celtics -6.5; over/under is 214.5
NBA FINALS: Celtics host first series matchup
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks to open the NBA Finals. Boston went 2-0 against Dallas during the regular season. The Celtics won the last regular season matchup 138-110 on March 2 led by 32 points from Jayson Tatum, while Luka Doncic scored 37 points for the Mavericks.
The Celtics have gone 37-4 at home. Boston is the NBA leader with 35.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Tatum averaging 7.2.
The Mavericks have gone 25-16 away from home. Dallas ranks ninth in the Western Conference shooting 36.9% from 3-point range.
The 120.6 points per game the Celtics average are 5.0 more points than the Mavericks allow (115.6). The Mavericks are shooting 48.1% from the field, 2.8% higher than the 45.3% the Celtics’ opponents have shot this season..
TOP PERFORMERS: Tatum is shooting 47.1% and averaging 26.9 points for the Celtics. Derrick White is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Daniel Gafford is scoring 11.0 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Mavericks. Doncic is averaging 29.1 points and 10.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 9-1, averaging 113.8 points, 44.0 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 6.4 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.1 points per game.
Mavericks: 8-2, averaging 109.8 points, 43.9 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.7 points.
INJURIES: Celtics: None listed.
Mavericks: Olivier-Maxence Prosper: out (ankle).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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