The Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat 100-96 in the seventh and decisive game and thus advanced to the NBA Finals where they will face the Golden State Warriors, a team that had left Dallas on the road in five commitments. Mavericks.
Jayson Tatum took home the Larry Bird Trophy, awarded to the Most Valuable Player of the Eastern Conference finals, after his sensational performance in this intense battle. In the seventh game he contributed 26 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists.
Stephen Curry was the Western Conference MVP with his brilliant performance against Dallas, averaging 23.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.4 assists on 44% shooting from 3-point range over the five games.
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— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 30, 2022
Reviewing the regular season duels between Celtics and Warriors we find that the series was tied 1-1.
Golden State won 111-107 on December 17 at TD Garden thanks to 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists from Stephen Curry. Boston took revenge on March 16 by defeating Steve Kerr’s men 110-88 at the Chase Center thanks to 26 points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
A completely even NBA Finals is expected and everything indicates that it will take six or seven games to define the new league champion.
