NBA on ESPN – The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will clash in the best of seven NBA Finals series beginning Friday June 7 LIVE on ESPN, where Australia’s Josh Green and Dante Exum chase an NBA championship.
Eastern Conference champions Boston, led by Jayson Tatum will clash with Western Conference champion the Dallas Mavericks, with stars Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Australia’s Josh Green and Dante Exum in the 2024 NBA Finals, beginning Friday June 7 LIVE at 10.30am AEST on ESPN.
Boston Celtics claimed the Eastern Conference Championship in clinical fashion, sweeping the Indiana Pacers.
The Celtics secured a second trip to the NBA Finals in three years, and will start favourites, having lost just twice in the post-season.
Stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are in ominous form as part of the most efficient offense in NBA history.
Dallas Mavericks are chasing their first NBA championship since 2011 – their only previous triumph.
That 2011 team included current coach Jason Kidd, but the 2024 roster is led by NBA superstar Luka Doncic.
The Mavericks entered the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, eliminating #1 Oklahoma City Thunder, #3 Minnesota Timberwolves and #4 LA Clippers on the run to the NBA Finals.
Dallas needed five games to see off the Timberwolves, as their roster depth shone with Kyrie Irving, Derrick Jones Jr and Dereck Lively II playing their part alongside Doncic.
Australia’s Josh Green and Dante Exum are expected to play important roles in the Mavericks rotation as they look to become the next local stars to taste NBA championship glory.
ESPN will provide hoops fans with the most in-depth coverage of the 2024 NBA Finals.
Nothing But Net will bring special editions of the program across the NBA Finals with both preview and review specials around every NBA Finals game.
ESPN’s Kane Pitman will host and will be joined by Justin Tatum, National Basketball League coach and father of Celtic’s superstar Jayson, for Game One and Two coverage.
Special post-game editions of Nothing But Net will be produced from courtside following every NBA Finals game, with interviews from NBA stars, and a host of ESPN NBA talent, ensuring hoops fans have every angle covered across the series.
ESPN studio programming will also keep fans across all the NBA Finals action.
Malika Andrews will lead NBA Countdown from the NBA Finals for the first time. Andrews will host pregame, and halftime shows throughout. This season’s new-look NBA Countdown team also includes analysts Stephen A. Smith and two-time NBA Executive of the Year Bob Myers, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame sportswriter Michael Wilbon and senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
Every Game of the 2024 NBA Finals is LIVE on ESPN
NBA Finals on ESPN
Friday June 7
10.30am AEST, Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks – Game 1, ESPN
Monday June 10
10am AEST, Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics – Game 2, ESPN
Thursday June 13
10.30am AEST, Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics – Game 3, ESPN
Saturday June 15
10.30am AEST, Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks – Game 4, ESPN
Tuesday June 18
10.30am AEST, Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks – Game 5, ESPN
Friday June 21
10.30am AEST, Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics – Game 6, ESPN
Monday June 24
10am AEST, Boston Celtics vs Dallas Mavericks – Game 7, ESPN
ESPN and ESPN2 are available via Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV and Sky NZ.
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