The NBA Finals begin on Thursday and will feature a matchup of Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors and Jayson Tatum’s Boston Celtics. Both players won the respective Conference Finals MVP Awards named after Hall of Famers Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.
Embed from Getty ImagesThe Celtics are shooting for their 18th World Title which will break a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most titles in the history of the NBA.
The Warriors dispatched the Dallas Mavericks last week in 5 games to go back to The Finals for the 6th time in 8 years.
The Celtics knocked off the Miami Heat in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals to earn a trip to The Finals in the first season as head coach for Ime Udoka.
Game 1 is Thursday night at 9pm.