The Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors will meet in the 2022 NBA Finals. This is Boston’s first appearance in the NBA Finals since 2010. Golden State is appearing in their sixth Finals in the last eight years. The series schedule is as follow:
· Game 1 – Thursday 6/2 at Golden State – 9:00 PM ET – ABC
· Game 2 – Sunday 6/5 at Golden State – 8:00 PM ET – ABC
· Game 3 – Wednesday 6/8 at Boston – 9:00 PM ET – ABC
· Game 4 – Friday 6/10 at Boston – 9:00 PM ET – ABC
· Game 5* – Monday 6/13 at Golden State – 9:00 PM ET – ABC *if necessary
· Game 6* – Thursday 6/16 at Boston – 9:00 PM ET – ABC *if necessary
· Game 7* – Sunday 6/19 at Golden State– 8:00 PM ET – ABC – ESPN *if necessary
During the regular season the Celtics and Warriors split the series 1-1, with each team winning on the other’s home floor:
· Golden State 111 – Boston 107
· Boston 110 – Golden State 88
Neither matchup is overly indicative of what we can expect to see in The Finals. In the first game, Boston was missing Al Horford and Grant Williams. The Warriors were without Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson hadn’t returned yet. Boston erased a big halftime deficit with a huge third quarter to get back into the game. Stephen Curry then made several big plays in the fourth quarter to keep the Celtics at bay, as Golden State hung on for the win.
The second game featured both sides and relatively full health…to start the game. Late in the first half of this game, Marcus Smart dove for a loose ball and Curry sprained his foot. But even before Curry went out, the Celtics had built a solid lead. Boston used a big fourth quarter to pull away in a rout. This was one of the Celtics signature victories in the 2022 regular season.
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