2024 NBA Finals
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Dates | June 6–23[a] | |||||||||
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Eastern Finals | Celtics defeated Pacers, 4–0 | |||||||||
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. The series is scheduled to begin on June 6, with a possible Game 7 scheduled for June 23.[1]
Background[edit]
Boston Celtics[edit]
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[edit]
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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
Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference champion) | TBD (Western Conference champion) | ||
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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[edit]
Game | Date | Road team | Result | Home team |
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Game 2[edit]
Game 3[edit]
Game 4[edit]
Game 5[edit]
Game 6[edit]
Game 7[edit]
Rosters[edit]
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Media coverage[edit]
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] Furthermore, this will be the first Finals since 2006 not to be feature Jeff Van Gundy or Mark Jackson as commentators, as they were laid off after the previous year's finals.[4][5]
Viewership[edit]
Game | Ratings (American households) | American audience (in millions) | Ref |
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Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "2024 NBA Finals Schedule". NBA.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Buckley, Zach (April 4, 2024). "Celtics clinch best record, Suns enter top 6". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Deitsch, Richard (June 30, 2023). "Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen Rose out at ESPN amid network's cuts". The New York Times. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ Reedy, Joe (July 31, 2023). "Mark Jackson laid off by ESPN with Doris Burke and Doc Rivers slated as replacement". Associated Press. Retrieved May 30, 2024.