After an absolutely cinematic run throughout the NBA postseason, we have finally reached the NBA finals and the Dallas Mavericks will be taking on the Boston Celtics. Game number one of the series is at the tipoff here on Thursday night, and both of these teams will look to set the tone with a much-needed victory at TD Garden in Boston to open up the action. Dallas had a pretty tough road through the Western Conference while it can be argued that Boston coasted through the Eastern Conference, but in the end, both teams will compete for an opportunity to win the NBA championship.
This is a series that is full of superstars like Luka Dončić and Jayson Tatum. This will also mark the return of Kyrie Irving to Boston, and a lot of the focus will be on his return to TD Garden, and the reaction he draws throughout the first two games of this series. Both Boston and Dallas have put together successful seasons, and solid runs throughout the postseason and it’ll all culminate in a seven game series between the two starting here on Thursday night. This has the potential to be one of the best finals series that we’ve seen in quite a few years. This can arguably go either way at the moment and home court advantage will be that much more important throughout the first couple games here in Boston.
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History Between These Two Teams The Boston Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks met twice in the regular season and both times the Boston Celtics came out on the end as the winner. The first game in Dallas Boston came away with a nine point victory and then in the return game back in Boston, the Celtics won by 28 points and a high scoring contest.
Today’s Predictions This should be a solid back-and-forth game, but it’ll be interesting to see how the time off for both teams affected them throughout the break between their conference title triumphs, and the start of the NBA finals. Both teams were able to get the job done so they’ve had roughly an equal amount of time off of court in competitive atmospheres. Which works well for both the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics coming into this game on Thursday night as both teams will be well rested and potentially well rusted heading into the opening game of the NBA finals.
This is a game that will likely go down to the wire and be decided in the final couple of minutes or potentially overtime. As Luka Dončić, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown will continue to trade off hitting big shots throughout this contest for their respective teams. Those four players are the X factors for their respective teams throughout this series and they will set the tone here on Thursday night in Boston. Whichever duo of superstars could step up to the plate in the biggest way, will likely determine the outcome of the winning team here on Thursday night and beyond in this NBA finals series. However, in the end, I expect the Boston Celtics to grab the victory over the Dallas Mavericks to open up this series at home.
Tips For Betting Boston has been the best team in the NBA at home this season, compiling a record of 43-6 throughout the regular season and the playoffs. When they are favored in a game they have a record of 75-18 overall and 43-6 at TD Garden.
The Pick: Celtics -6.5 (-110)
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