The Celtics and Mavericks will meet in the 2024 NBA Finals. Check out NBC Sports Boston's full preview of the series, including a prediction.
The Celtics are in the Finals for the second time in three years after going 12-2 in the Eastern Conference playoffs, including a. The Mavericks are back in the Finals for the first time since 2011 after beating three 50-win teams in the Western Conference playoffs. Dallas eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference finals in five games.This series doesn't lack compelling storylines. The star power is tremendous.
And, of course, Kyrie Irving's return to Boston will be a huge topic of discussion leading into the series. Irving is an elite scorer with championship-winning experience. He also played for the Celtics for two seasons in 2017-18 and 2018-19. He left the team as a free agent in 2019 despite telling fans at an event before the 2017-18 campaign that he planned to re-sign. Irving alsoas a player for the Brooklyn Nets in the 2021 playoffs.
But who else on the Mavericks is going to be a consistent threat offensively? Doncic and Irving are the only Mavericks players averaging more than 14 points per game in the playoffs. Daniel Gafford and rookie center Dereck Lively II are capable of chipping in 10-plus points on a given night, too.
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