The 2024 Eastern and Western Conference Finals matchups are set. The top seed Boston Celtics will host the sixth-seeded Indiana Pacers to open the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.
The number 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves defeated last year’s champions, the Denver Nuggets, and will host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves will host the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Kristaps Porziņģis appeared in 57 regular season games during his first year with the Celtics. However, his state of health remains worrying. He was injured in Boston’s first round with the Miami Heat. He missed all of the conference semifinals, but ESPN reported that Porziņģis would likely miss Games 1 and 2 of the conference finals.
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The Pacers appear to be entering the series almost at full strength, but Indiana’s defense will likely be the team’s biggest concern in the conference finals. The Pacers will need to employ a solid defensive game plan to try to slow down the Celtics’ high-powered offense.
The top-seeded Boston Celtics will host the sixth-seeded Indiana Pacers to open the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
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Two-time NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards took the league by storm in the playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks coaching staff will be tasked with finding a way to contain Edwards.
Karl-Anthony Towns, the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, appeared to take a big step forward in the conference semifinals. Rudy Gobert recently won his third NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, and while Gobert’s defensive prowess speaks for itself, the Timberwolves as a whole will have to contend with the Mavericks’ two-headed monster: Kyric Irving and Luka Doncic.
The final four teams are set for the NBA Finals. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
While the Timberwolves outlasted the Nuggets in the semifinals, building the Mavs’ roster presents a much different challenge.
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WHEN ARE THE CONFERENCE FINALS?
THE Eastern Conference Finals begins Tuesday night at TD Garden in Boston. Game 2 will begin on May 23, before the series moves to Indiana for Games 3 and 4.
The Timberwolves occupy their home field in the West and will host the first game on May 22. The second match is scheduled for May 24.
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