🏀 The Draw: NBA Finals Have Arrived

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In Today’s Edition: 2024 NBA Finals preview, how star duos are leading the way, and a historic coaching matchup

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• 2024 NBA Finals Overview

  • The Mavs (.591) & Celtics (.567) are 2 of the 3 winningest teams since ‘99, along with the Spurs (.635)

  • Both teams haven’t won the Finals in over a decade (Boston ‘08, Dallas ‘11)

  • The Mavs would become the 7th team in NBA history to miss the playoffs and win the title in back-to-back years (‘56 Warriors, ‘75 Warriors, ‘77 Blazers, ‘08 Celtics, ‘20 Lakers, ‘22 Warriors)

• Star Duos Lead The Way

  • Tatum & Brown will make their 2nd Finals appearance (along with 5 ECFs) as teammates

  • They’ve combined to average 51 ppg these playoffs

  • Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving have only played together in 67 games, but have combined to average 51.6 ppg in the playoffs

  • They were also the top-scoring duo of the regular season (59.6 ppg)

• A Historic Coaching Matchup

  • Jason Kidd was the PG on Dallas’ 2011 title team

  • Kidd could become the 6th coach in NBA history to win a title as a coach and player for the same team joining Bill Russell (Celtics), Tom Heinsohn (Celtics), KC Jones (Celtics), Pat Riley (Lakers) and Billy Cunningham (Sixers)

  • Joe Mazzulla (35) is the youngest coach to reach the Finals since Bill Russell as player/coach for the Celtics in 1968

Tonight’s Games 🏀

• 8:30pm ET Mavs @ Celtics (Game 1 NBA Finals)

Tonight’s Deck 🃏

⛹🏽‍♂️ 28 Total Players

🤕 Injured Players (in deck):

• No GTD Players

⭐️ Top Players (PPG 2024 Playoffs):

• Luka Doncic (29)

• Jayson Tatum (26)

• Jaylen Brown (25)

• Kyrie Irving (23)

• Derrick White (18)

• PJ Washington (14)

Last Night’s Leaderboard 🏆

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Tonight’s Prize 🔥

Jordan 1 High ($180)

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