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2024 NBA finals
TeamCoachWins
Boston Celtics Joe Mazzulla 0
TBD TBD 0
DatesJune 6–23[a]
Eastern finalsCeltics defeated Pacers, 4–0
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The 2024 NBA Finals is the upcoming championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2023–24 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven playoffs will be played between the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champion, still to be determined between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves. The series is scheduled to begin on June 6, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for June 23.[1]

Background

Boston Celtics

Main article: 2023–24 Boston Celtics season

The Boston Celtics finished the regular season as the best record in the NBA, with 64–18.[2] Throughout the playoff run, they faced the Miami Heat in the first round, a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference Finals, and won the series 4–1. They then faced the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, winning the series in five games. Finally, they swept the Indiana Pacers in the Conference Finals to reach their second NBA Finals in three years.

Road to the Finals

Further information: 2023–24 NBA season and 2024 NBA playoffs

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot
  • * – Division leader
Playoff results
Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference champion) TBD (Western Conference champion)
Defeated the 8th seeded Miami Heat, 4–1 First round
Defeated the 4th seeded Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–1 Conference Semifinals
Defeated the 6th seeded Indiana Pacers, 4–0 Conference Finals

Series summary

Game Date Road team Result Home team
Game 1 June 6 TBD Boston Celtics
Game 2 June 9 TBD Boston Celtics
Game 3 June 12 Boston Celtics TBD
Game 4 June 14 Boston Celtics TBD
Game 5[b] June 17 TBD Boston Celtics
Game 6[b] June 20 Boston Celtics TBD
Game 7[b] June 23 TBD Boston Celtics

Game summaries

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Game 1

June 6
8:30 pm
TBD vs. Boston Celtics

Game 2

June 9
8:00 pm
TBD vs. Boston Celtics

Game 3

June 12
8:30 pm
Boston Celtics vs. TBD
TBD

Game 4

June 14
8:30 pm
Boston Celtics vs. TBD
TBD

Game 5

June 17[b]
8:30 pm
TBD vs. Boston Celtics*

Game 6

June 20[b]
8:30 pm
Boston Celtics vs. TBD*
TBD

Game 7

June 23[b]
8:00 pm
TBD vs. Boston Celtics*

Rosters

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996-10-24 California
G 20 Davison, JD (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-03 Alabama
F 30 Hauser, Sam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1997-12-08 Virginia
G 4 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA
F/C 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida
C 40 Kornet, Luke 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-07-15 Vanderbilt
F 13 Peterson, Drew (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-11-09 USC
F/C 8 Porziņģis, Kristaps 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1995-08-02 Latvia
G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon
C 88 Queta, Neemias 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1999-07-13 Utah State
G/F 55 Scheierman, Baylor (GL) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000-09-26 Creighton
G 44 Springer, Jaden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-09-25 Tennessee
F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke
F/C 26 Tillman, Xavier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1999-01-12 Michigan State
G/F 27 Walsh, Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2004-03-03 Arkansas
F 28 Watson, Anton (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 2000-10-06 Gonzaga
G 9 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 10, 2024

Media coverage

The Finals will be televised in the United States by ABC (including local affiliates WCVB-TV in Boston and TBD) for the 22nd consecutive year. This will mark the first Finals called by the team of play-by-play announcer Mike Breen, analysts Doris Burke and JJ Redick, and sideline reporter Lisa Salters.[3]

Viewership

See also: NBA Finals television ratings
Game Ratings
(American households) 		American audience
(in millions) 		Ref
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Avg

Notes

  1. ^ The final game of the Finals could be as early as June 14, if either team wins the series 4–0, or later, if the Finals went to games 5–7, with the final game being played on June 23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f If necessary

References

  1. ^ "2024 NBA Finals Schedule". NBA.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Buckley, Zach (April 4, 2024). "Celtics clinch best record, Suns enter top 6". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Rajan, Ronce (February 15, 2024). "JJ Redick Joins Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Lisa Salters on ESPN's Lead NBA Broadcast Team". ESPNPressRoom.com. ESPN Interactive Media. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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