It would appear that the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks wanted to get on with their last matches and have enough prep time before Game 1 of the Celtics VS Mavericks 2024 NBA Finals on June 6.
Boston was the league’s best team by record all season, winning the East and clinching home court for as long as they needed it, including this round.
The Mavericks went 50-32, which is worth noting would have tied for second in the East with New York. That still was 14 matches off the Celtics’ pace and good for just the No.5 seed in the West.
That left Dallas playing from down under to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers, the Oklahoma Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves, all while establishing themselves as title contenders at each step.
Boston stayed above the fray as favourites, bringing criticism for lone missteps against the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers. It also permitted some critics to judge forward Jayson Tatum’s heat.
The Celtics won both meeting against the Mavericks this campaign. They won 119-110 at the American Airlines Center and defeated Dallas again 138-110 on March 1 at TD Garden. This is the Celtics’ 23rd visit to the finals. The Mavericks has made it twice before, this one 13 years after its 2011 upset championships over the first edition of Miami’s “super team’’.
Celtics VS Mavericks Series Schedule
These are the match timings for the the Celtics VS Mavericks series Finals:
All times Eastern Daylight Time
- Game 1: Mavericks vs. Celtics, June 6 (8:30 p.m., ABC)
- Game 2: Mavericks vs. Celtics, June 9 (8 p.m., ABC)
- Game 3: Celtics vs. Mavericks, June 12 (8:30 p.m., ABC)
- Game 4: Celtics vs. Mavericks, June 14 (8:30 p.m., ABC)
- Game 5: Mavericks vs. Celtics, June 17 (8:30 p.m., ABC)*
- Game 6: Celtics vs. Mavericks, June 20 (8:30 p.m., ABC)*
- Game 7: Mavericks vs. Celtics, June 23 (8 p.m., ABC)*
* = If necessary.
