2024 NBA Finals Betting Online
The 2023-2024 NBA Finals is a matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics. The Celtics were the best team in the NBA during the 2023-2024 regular season and they are favored to win the best-of-seven game series against the Mavericks and Boston will have the home court advantage. The trio of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis combined to average 70.3 points, 21.0 rebounds and 10.5 assists per game this season. The Mavericks feature the potent duo of Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving who combined to average almost 60 points per game this season. The Celtics will be looking to win their 18th NBA title and that would put them one ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavericks will be making their first appearance in the NBA Finals since winning their only title in 2011. Game 1 of the 2023-2024 NBA Finals takes place on Thursday, June 6 in Boston and can be seen on ABC.
NBA Betting Lines
2024 NBA Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks
BOS Wins 4-1
| GAME/LOCATION |
DATE / TIME (ET) |
SCORE |
| Game 1 (at Boston) |
Thu, June 6 |
BOS 107, DAL 89 |
| Game 2 (at Boston) |
Sun, June 9 |
BOS 105, DAL 98 |
| Game 3 (at Dallas) |
Wed, June 12 |
DAL 99, BOS 106 |
| Game 4 (at Dallas) |
Fri, June 14 |
DAL 122, BOS 84 |
| Game 5 (at Boston) |
Mon, June 17 |
BOS 106, DAL 88 |
The NBA Finals schedule was set in advance so there will be a one week break between games, as the Celtics swept the Pacers, while the Mavericks beat the Timberwolves in five games. The Celtics have lost just two games this postseason, both Game 2’s as they lost against the Heat and against the Cavaliers. The Celtics got revenge against the Heat who beat them in last year’s playoffs. Boston then beat the Cavaliers in five games and Boston routed Indiana in four games. Boston is back in the NBA Finals for the second time in three years. This year’s version of the Celtics is definitely better than the one two years ago, as this time around the Celtics have center Kristaps Porzingis and guard Jrue Holiday to go along with Tatum and Brown.
The Mavericks had a tougher route to the NBA Finals, as they were the No. 5 seed in the West. They beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round, the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the conference finals. The Mavericks have surprised in this year’s playoffs, and they definitely have the star power of Doncic and Irving to lead them. Dallas has already beaten the oldest team in this year’s playoffs, the Clippers, the youngest team, the Thunder and the top defensive team in the league, the Timberwolves. Dallas will now try and beat the league’s best team, the Celtics.
There are some interesting stories in this year’s NBA Finals, as Porzingis and Irving will be playing against their former teams, as Porzingis played for Dallas from 2019-2022, while Irving was with the Celtics from 2017-2019. Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla is the youngest head coach to reach the NBA Finals since Bill Russell in 1969. Dallas head coach Jason Kidd is looking to win his first title as a head coach. He won as a player for the Mavericks in 2011 and he was an assistant coach with the Lakers when they won the title in 2020.
The Mavericks and Celtics met twice this season with Boston winning both games. The Celtics won 119-110 in January, as Tatum had 39 points and 11 rebounds. The Celtics won 138-110 in March when Brown scored 25 points to lead Boston.
Only five NBA teams have never made it to the NBA Finals now that the Denver Nuggets made their first trip to the NBA Finals last season. The Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, and New Orleans Pelicans have yet to win a conference title. Denver capitalized on its first trip to the NBA Finals with its first NBA championship last season. The Nuggets had been in the league since the ABA-NBA merger, but they had been a long-suffering franchise with only short spurts of success before Nikola Jokic arrived in the Mile High City. Jokic averaged a triple-double throughout the playoffs, and the Nuggets finally broke through with a healthy Jamal Murray and role players like Aaron Gordon and Bruce Brown stepping up in big moments.
NBA Finals Winners (2000)
| YEAR |
WINNERS |
RUNNER-UP |
SERIES |
| 2024 |
Boston Celtics |
Dallas Mavericks |
4-1 |
| 2023 |
Denver Nuggets |
Miami Heat |
4-1 |
| 2022 |
Golden State Warriors |
Boston Celtics |
4-2 |
| 2021 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Phoenix Suns |
4-2 |
| 2020 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Miami Heat |
4-2 |
| 2019 |
Toronto Raptors |
Golden State Warriors |
4-2 |
| 2018 |
Golden State Warriors |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
4-0 |
| 2017 |
Golden State Warriors |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
4-1 |
| 2016 |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
Golden State Warriors |
4-3 |
| 2015 |
Golden State Warriors |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
4-2 |
| 2014 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Miami Heat |
4-1 |
| 2013 |
Miami Heat |
San Antonio Spurs |
4-3 |
| 2012 |
Miami Heat |
Oklahoma City Thunder |
4-1 |
| 2011 |
Dallas Mavericks |
Miami Heat |
4-2 |
| 2010 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Boston Celtics |
4-3 |
| 2009 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Orlando Magic |
4-1 |
| 2008 |
Boston Celtics |
Los Angeles Lakers |
4-2 |
| 2007 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
4-0 |
| 2006 |
Miami Heat |
Dallas Mavericks |
4-2 |
| 2005 |
San Antonio Spurs |
Detroit Pistons |
4-3 |
| 2004 |
Detroit Pistons |
Los Angeles Lakers |
4-1 |
| 2003 |
San Antonio Spurs |
New Jersey Nets |
4-2 |
| 2002 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
New Jersey Nets |
4-0 |
| 2001 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Philadelphia 76ers |
4-1 |
| 2000 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Indiana Pacers |
4-2 |
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