Six highlights of the Finals: Tatum and Doncic compete for the first championship of their careers Irving Poshen faces his old club

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2024-06-06 18:27Posted in Guangdong sports field creators

The Celtics and Mavericks are about to face off in the Finals, and the 23-24 championship will be answered. It's a very interesting matchup, and there isn't much historical feud between the Celtics and the Mavericks, and it's a whole new set of matchups. However, this does not mean that this year's playoffs are not interesting, and the following is a list of the six highlights of this year's finals.

Aspect 1: Tatum VS Doncic

As the two leading representatives of the new generation, Tatum and Doncic both want to be kings in this era. The two are both starters of this year's All-Star and are on the All-NBA team at the same time, and who can win the first championship of their careers is naturally the biggest attraction of the entire series. The first to win the championship has a good chance of getting a head start in the battle for the contemporary GOAT.

Aspect 2: Owen vs. his old club

Irving played for the Celtics for two seasons starting in '17, but he finally decided to leave the team and join forces with Durant after expressing his willingness to stay with the team, which led to a bitter breakup between the two sides. Whenever Irving returned to the Garden Arena, the home fans would always boo him overwhelmingly, and Irving even had many controversial incidents such as burning sage on the sidelines, stampeding the Green Army villain, and giving the fans the middle finger. He faced far more controversy with his old club Celtics than Porzingis against the Mavericks. Therefore, this is a reckoning with the old and the new.

Aspect 3: Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown has long been considered the Celtics' second-best player, especially after he signed his first all-time contract of more than $300 million last offseason. Brown proved his worth by playing well in the Eastern Conference Finals. When Tatum doesn't perform well, he can stand up for the team and take on the responsibility at critical moments, which is the main reason why he defeated Tatum in the Eastern Conference finals and became the MVP of the Eastern Conference finals. He will continue to play an important role for the Celtics in the Finals, and perhaps be the one who will change the course of the series.

Aspect 4: Best Defensive Team Defender

Doncic and Irving shone in this year's playoffs, which is the biggest reason the Mavericks are in the Finals. However, the two most offensively talented combinations don't seem to be under much defensive pressure. Harden and Westbrook in the first round, Alexander and Giddey in the second round, and Edwards and Conley in the Western Conference are not good at defense. They will face White and Holiday in the Defensive Team of the Year in the finals, which will be a big challenge for the Eastern European pair.

Aspect 5: Top three-point contest

The Celtics are the league's best at three-point shooting, ranking first in the league in three-point shooting and three-point shooting per game in the playoffs, and in the opening game of the first round against the Heat, they hit a team-record 22 three-pointers. The Mavericks also performed well from beyond the three-point line, ranking third in the league in three-point shooting, fifth in three-point shooting, and fourth in three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs. It's going to be a battle between two teams with great attacking talent.

Aspect 6: Wizards players win the championship

According to media statistics, players who have played for the Wizards have won championships in the past seven years, and this year will continue this law. The Celtics' Porzingis, the Mavericks' Gafford and the big Morris were all part of the Wizards' players. It remains to be seen which side will become the former Wizards player who will win the championship.

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