The 2024 NBA Finals is finally set.
And if Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and the Celtics want to lift Banner 18 to the rafters next month, they’re going to have to go through Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks.
After Boston punched its ticket to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years following a sweep against the Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, Dallas took care of business in the Western Conference Finals — with the fifth-seeded Mavs besting the Timberwolves in five games.
The NBA Finals won’t officially tip off in TD Garden until June 6, but here is a preview of what awaits Boston with a championship on the line against Dallas.