The Celtics and Mavericks Will Battle for The Larry O’Brien Trophy.

The 2024 NBA Finals are set to tip off on Thursday, and once again, we’ll have a new champion. The Eastern Conference Champions, the Boston Celtics, will battle the Western Conference Champions, the Dallas Mavericks, for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

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Boston is vying for its 18th title in franchise history, while the Mavericks will seek its second. A ton of storylines surround these two teams, and we should be in for a competitive 77th rendition of the NBA Finals.

How to Watch

The NBA Finals will be televised on ABC, home of the NBA Finals. You can watch the games on ABC, ABC.com, the ABC app, or connected devices like Roku, AppleTV, and Amazon Fire TV.

Odds

According to ESPN Bet, the Celtics are the favorites to win the title with -225 odds to win the series, compared to Dallas, who have +180 odds. As for the series’ exact total games, the odds for the Finals ending in four games are +475, five games are at +240, six games are at +230, and for the NBA Finals going the distance, seven games have +220 odds.

As for the odds of winning Finals MVP, the leader in that category is Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, with the lowest odds at -120. Following Tatum is Mavericks superstar forward Luka Doncic with +220, odds Celtics forward Jaylen Brown at +650, Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving at +1400, Celtics guard Derrick White at +2800, Celtics forward Kristaps Porzingis at +5000, Celtics guard Jrue Holiday at +5000, Mavericks forward P.J. Washington at +20000, Celtics forward Al Horford at +30000, and Mavericks center Dereck Lively II at +50000.

Doncic is the leader for the player to score the most total points in the series at -175, the player to record the most total assists in the series at -650, and has even odds of making the most total 3-pointers in the series. Tatum is the leader for the player to record the most total rebounds in the series at -145.

The Celtics are the favorite on their home court for Game 1 (-6.5). The money line has the Celtics at -250, while the Mavericks are at +205. The total for Game 1 is set at 214.5.

Schedule

The schedule for the NBA Finals is as follows:

Game 1

Thursday, June 6: Celtics (- 6.5) vs. Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 2

Sunday, June 9: Celtics vs. Mavericks, 8 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 3

Wednesday, June 12: Mavericks vs. Celtics 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 4

Friday, June 14: Mavericks vs. Celtics, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 5*

Monday, June 17: Celtics vs. Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 6*

Thursday, June 20: Mavericks vs. Celtics, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 7*

Sunday, June 23: Celtics vs. Mavericks, 8 p.m. ET, ABC

*If necessary