2022 NBA Finals

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2022 NBA Finals
File:2022 NBA Finals logo.svg
Team Coach Wins
Boston Celtics Ime Udoka 2
Golden State Warriors Steve Kerr 3
Dates June 2–19[lower-alpha 1]
Eastern Finals Celtics defeated Heat, 4–3
Western Finals Warriors defeated Mavericks, 4–1
NBA Finals

The 2022 NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2021–22 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The best-of-seven playoff series returned to its normal June schedule for the first time since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.[1] The series started on June 2, and a Game 7, if necessary, is planned to be held June 19. Sponsored by the streaming service YouTube TV, the series is officially known as the 2022 NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV.[2]

The series features the Eastern Conference champions, the Boston Celtics and the Western Conference champions, the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors have home-court advantage in the series based on having the better regular season record. The Finals is a rematch of the 1964 NBA Finals in which the Celtics defeated the then-San Francisco Warriors in five games.[3]

Background

Boston Celtics

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Main article: 2021–22 Boston Celtics season
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In his first year as head coach, Ime Udoka took the Celtics to their first NBA Finals in 12 years.

During the 2021 offseason, the Celtics named head coach Brad Stevens president of basketball operations, replacing Danny Ainge after he announced his retirement.[4] Stevens made his first transaction in his new position trading away Kemba Walker and a 2025 second-round pick in exchange for Al Horford, Moses Brown, and a 2023 second-round pick.[5] Needing a replacement for Stevens, Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Ime Udoka was selected to be the 18th head coach in Celtics' history. After a loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on December 29 that dropped their record to 16–19 and in a tie for 10th in the Eastern Conference standings, the Celtics finished the regular season with a record of 51–31, winning 35 of their final 47 games to finish 2nd place in the conference standings.[6]

In the First Round, the Celtics won in a four-game sweep over seventh-seeded Brooklyn Nets, with numerous experts expecting a more competitive series as the Nets, with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and initially James Harden before he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, were seen as the preseason favorites coming into the season.[7] The Celtics then faced the 2021 Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and defending champion Milwaukee Bucks, going down 3–2 in the series before eventually winning the series in seven games. After going down 2–1 in the conference finals against the first-seeded Miami Heat led by Jimmy Butler, the Celtics were able to close out Miami in seven games to reach the Finals for the first time since 2010 and for the 22nd time in their history.[8]

Golden State Warriors

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Main article: 2021–22 Golden State Warriors season
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Klay Thompson returned after missing the previous two seasons due to injury.

After reaching the Finals for five consecutive seasons (2015–2019), the Warriors were struck with injuries for the next two seasons, with Klay Thompson out for the entire 2019–20 and 2020–21 campaigns, and Stephen Curry playing a combined 68 games during that span.[9] In 2021–22, Curry became the NBA career leader in 3-pointers,[10] and Thompson returned on January 9, 2022, his first NBA game in 941 days.[11] Andrew Wiggins, acquired by the Warriors in 2020 after six seasons with Minnesota,[12] was named a starter for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the first No. 1 overall draft pick in the modern draft era (since 1966) to earn his first All-Star selection in his eighth season or later.[13] The Warriors reached the postseason for the first time in three years, finishing as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference and a record of 53–29.[10] They were a league-worst 15–50 record in the pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season and missed the playoffs in 2020-21 with a 39–33 record after they were eliminated in the play-in tournament.[14][15]

In the first round of the playoffs, the Warriors got past the sixth-seeded Denver Nuggets and 2022 MVP Nikola Jokić in five games, with Curry coming off the bench in four of the five games. The Warriors then eliminated the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies and the 2022 NBA Most Improved Player, Ja Morant, beating them in six games. After defeating Luka Dončić and Dallas Mavericks in five games in the conference finals, the Warriors advanced to the Finals for the sixth time in eight seasons and the 12th time in franchise history.[16]

Road to the Finals

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Main article: 2022 NBA playoffs
Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference champion) Golden State Warriors (Western Conference champion)
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Atlanta Hawks * 0 0 – – 0
2 Boston Celtics * 0 0 – 0.0 0
3 Brooklyn Nets 0 0 – 0.0 0
4 Charlotte Hornets 0 0 – 0.0 0
5 Chicago Bulls * 0 0 – 0.0 0
6 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 – 0.0 0
7 Detroit Pistons 0 0 – 0.0 0
8 Indiana Pacers 0 0 – 0.0 0
9 Miami Heat 0 0 – 0.0 0
10 Milwaukee Bucks 0 0 – 0.0 0
11 New York Knicks 0 0 – 0.0 0
12 Orlando Magic 0 0 – 0.0 0
13 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 – 0.0 0
14 Toronto Raptors 0 0 – 0.0 0
15 Washington Wizards 0 0 – 0.0 0
Regular season
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Dallas Mavericks * 0 0 – – 0
2 Denver Nuggets * 0 0 – 0.0 0
3 Golden State Warriors * 0 0 – 0.0 0
4 Houston Rockets 0 0 – 0.0 0
5 Los Angeles Clippers 0 0 – 0.0 0
6 Los Angeles Lakers 0 0 – 0.0 0
7 Memphis Grizzlies 0 0 – 0.0 0
8 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 0 – 0.0 0
9 New Orleans Pelicans 0 0 – 0.0 0
10 Oklahoma City Thunder 0 0 – 0.0 0
11 Phoenix Suns 0 0 – 0.0 0
12 Portland Trail Blazers 0 0 – 0.0 0
13 Sacramento Kings 0 0 – 0.0 0
14 San Antonio Spurs 0 0 – 0.0 0
15 Utah Jazz 0 0 – 0.0 0
Defeated the 7th seeded Brooklyn Nets, 4–0 First round Defeated the 6th seeded Denver Nuggets, 4–1
Defeated the 3rd seeded Milwaukee Bucks, 4–3 Conference Semifinals Defeated the 2nd seeded Memphis Grizzlies, 4–2
Defeated the 1st seeded Miami Heat, 4–3 Conference Finals Defeated the 4th seeded Dallas Mavericks, 4–1

Regular season series

The Warriors and Celtics tied the regular season series 1–1, with the away team winning each game.

December 17, 2021
Golden State Warriors 111, Boston Celtics 107
March 16, 2022
Boston Celtics 110, Golden State Warriors 88

Series summary

Game Date Road team Result Home team
Game 1 June 2 Boston Celtics 120–108 (1–0) Golden State Warriors
Game 2 June 5 Boston Celtics 88–107 (1–1) Golden State Warriors
Game 3 June 8 Golden State Warriors 100–116 (1–2) Boston Celtics
Game 4 June 10 Golden State Warriors 107–97 (2–2) Boston Celtics
Game 5 June 13 Boston Celtics 94–104 (2–3) Golden State Warriors
Game 6 June 16 Golden State Warriors Boston Celtics
Game 7[lower-alpha 2] June 19 Boston Celtics Golden State Warriors

Game summaries

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Game 1

June 2
9:00 pm (6:00 pm PDT)
Boston Celtics 120, Golden State Warriors 108
Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 28–22, 24–38, 40–16
Pts: Al Horford 26
Rebs: Jaylen Brown 7
Asts: Jayson Tatum 13		 Pts: Stephen Curry 34
Rebs: Draymond Green 11
Asts: Curry, Green, Looney 5 each
Boston leads series, 1–0
Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Attendance: 18,064
Referees:
  • No. 8 Marc Davis
  • No. 10 John Goble
  • No. 60 James Williams
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Al Horford led the Celtics with 26 points in his Finals debut, going 4-for-4 in the fourth quarter.

After playing 141 playoff games without an NBA Finals appearance,[17] Al Horford helped lead the way for Boston with 26 points, including going on an 8–0 run by himself to give his team the lead in the fourth quarter as the Celtics outscored the Warriors 40–16. Jaylen Brown also helped spark a 17–0 run in the fourth, scoring 10 of his 24 points in the final quarter. Jayson Tatum had a poor shooting performance, going 3-for-17 from the field and scoring 12 points,[18] but he finished with a career-high 13 assists, the most ever for a player in his Finals debut.[19] Boston's other four starters shot 30-for-50 (60%) in the game, along with shooting 12-for-23 (52%) from beyond the arc, as the Celtics hit their first seven three-point attempts in the fourth.[20] Marcus Smart added 18 points, and Derrick White came off the bench to score 21 points.[21]

For the Warriors, Stephen Curry got off to a hot start, scoring 21 points and shooting 6-for-8 from beyond the arc in the first quarter, the most three-pointers made in a single quarter in Finals history.[22] In addition, the 21 points were the most in a single quarter since Michael Jordan’s 22 in the fourth quarter of Game 4 in 1993.[23] However, Curry struggled for the rest of the game, shooting 5-of-16 in the final three quarters as the Warriors blew a 92–80 lead heading into the fourth quarter.[24] Despite collecting 11 rebounds, Draymond Green shot just 2-for-12 from the field and 0-for-3 on free throws, fouling out with a minute to go in the fourth.[25]

The Celtics’ comeback was the biggest in the Finals after three quarters since the Chicago Bulls overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 6 in 1992.[26] The win also brought the Celtics record to 8–2 on the road this postseason, while the Warriors dropped to 9–1 at home. Both teams also made a combined 40 three-pointers, the most ever in a NBA Finals game, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in 2017.[27]

Game 2

June 5
8:00 pm (5:00 pm PDT)
Boston Celtics 88, Golden State Warriors 107
Scoring by quarter: 30–31, 20–21, 14–35, 24–20
Pts: Jayson Tatum 28
Rebs: Al Horford 8
Asts: Marcus Smart 5		 Pts: Stephen Curry 29
Rebs: Kevon Looney 7
Asts: Draymond Green 7
Series tied, 1–1
Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Attendance: 18,064
Referees:
File:Golden State Warriors Point Guard Stephen Curry 01.jpg
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 29 points for the Warriors in Game 2.

Curry scored 29 points and Golden State outscored Boston 35–14 in the third quarter to tie the series with a 107–88 win. The Warriors outscored the Celtics 43–14 from late in the second quarter to early in the fourth, transforming a tie game into a blowout.[28] Jordan Poole added 17 points for Golden State, including a 3-point shot from 39 feet (12 m), just past midcourt, with only seconds left in the third quarter, giving them a 23-point lead.[28][29] Boston committed 19 turnovers, which the Warriors converted into 33 points.[28]

Green had nine points, five rebounds, and seven assists for Golden State, but impacted the game with his aggressiveness on defense and physical play. He forced a jump ball on Horford 13 seconds into the game, and he was the primary defender on Brown, holding him to 5-of-17 shooting.[30][31] Tatum recovered from his poor shooting in Game 1, scoring 21 points in the first half of Game 2 on 7-of-16 shooting. Brown added 15 points in the first half, but Boston still trailed by two at halftime. In the third quarter, Tatum shot just twice in the third period, even though he played all 12 minutes. Horford scored just two points on four shots in the game after scoring 26 in the opener.[29] The Celtics made just 37.5% of their shots in the game, scoring their fewest points since December 29, when they were 16–19.[30]

The Warriors' Andre Iguodala missed the game due to inflammation in his right knee.[28] Teammate Gary Payton II, who played for the first time since fracturing his elbow one month ago in their series against Memphis, scored seven points in 25 minutes.[32]

Game 3

June 8
9:00 pm
Golden State Warriors 100, Boston Celtics 116
Scoring by quarter: 22–33, 34–35, 33–25, 11–23
Pts: Stephen Curry 31
Rebs: Looney, Wiggins 7 each
Asts: Otto Porter Jr. 4		 Pts: Jaylen Brown 27
Rebs: Robert Williams III 10
Asts: Jayson Tatum 9
Boston leads series, 2–1
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 19,156
Referees:
  • No. 48 Scott Foster
  • No. 16 David Guthrie
  • No. 61 Courtney Kirkland
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Jaylen Brown (left) and Jayson Tatum (right) combined for 53 points, with Tatum scoring 15 of his 26 in the second half.[33]

Brown scored 27 points and Tatum had 26 in a 116–100 Boston win for a 2–1 series lead. The Celtics led by as many as 18 points in the first half, but Golden State again surged in the third quarter, outscoring Boston 33–25 behind 15 points from Curry. The Warriors briefly took the lead at 83–82, but the Celtics were back up at 93–89 at the end of the period. Boston outscored Golden State 23–11 in the fourth quarter.[34] The Celtics were the more physical team,[35] outscoring the Warriors 52–26 in the paint and outrebounding them 47–31.[34] Boston's Robert Williams III had 10 rebounds and four of the team's seven blocks.[35]

Curry finished with 31 points and six 3-pointers, and Thompson added 25 points and five 3s made.[34] Green was held to two points, four rebounds, and three assists before fouling out for the second time in the series.[36] He became the first player in Finals history to foul out after playing at least 34 minutes with less than five points, five rebounds and five assists.[37] Curry was injured late in the fourth when Horford fell on his leg while chasing a loose ball.[34] Green received his sixth foul, which ejected him from the game, when he pushed a Celtic from the pile; Green said Curry was howling in pain in the bottom of the pileup. The following day, Curry was confident that he would play in Game 4, saying that it was "just a pain tolerance thing that you’ve got to deal with." He said it was not as bad as the injury that kept him out for the final 12 games of the regular season, when Boston's Smart rolled over his foot when they went for a loose ball.[38]

Game 4

June 10
9:00 pm
Golden State Warriors 107, Boston Celtics 97
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 22–26, 30–24, 28–19
Pts: Stephen Curry 43
Rebs: Andrew Wiggins 16
Asts: Draymond Green 8		 Pts: Jayson Tatum 23
Rebs: Robert Williams III 12
Asts: Jayson Tatum 6
Series tied 2–2
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 19,156
Referees:
  • No. 19 James Capers
  • No. 5 Kane Fitzgerald
  • No. 42 Eric Lewis
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Golden State went on a 11–3 run in the fourth quarter after head coach Steve Kerr (pictured) decided to bench Warriors' staple Draymond Green in favor of Kevon Looney.

Curry scored 43 points and had 10 rebounds in a 107–97 win to even the series 2–2. He made two baskets during a 10–0 run for the Warriors in the fourth quarter, turning a four-point Boston advantage into a 100–94 lead for Golden State. He played 41 minutes and made 14 of 26 shots in the game, including 7 of 14 on 3-pointers.[39] Andrew Wiggins added 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for the Warriors, who outrebounded Boston in the game, 47–31, including 15–6 on the offensive end.[40]

Golden State changed their starting lineup, replacing Kevon Looney with Otto Porter Jr. Curry and the Celtics' Tatum each scored 12 points in the first quarter, which ended with a 28–27 lead for Boston. Brown scored 10 points in the second quarter, giving the Celtics a 54–49 lead at halftime. There had been six lead changes in the game at that point, along with five ties. Curry scored 14 in the third for 33 going into the fourth. The teams were tied at 86 with eight minutes remaining.[41] Boston led 94–90 with about five minutes left, but scored just once more, with 1:18 left.[39][41] Golden State outscored them 17–3 to end the game, with Curry alone outscoring them 10–3.[40]

Curry became the third Warriors player with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in a Finals game, joining Rick Barry (1967), and Kevin Durant (2018). He also joined Jordan and LeBron James as the only players age 34 or older to score 40 or more points an NBA Finals contest.[41] Green scored two points on 1-of-7 shooting, but added nine rebounds, eight assists and four steals.[39][42] Golden State head coach Steve Kerr benched him for parts of the fourth quarter, while Looney remained on the floor for his rebounding—11 in 28 minutes, along with a plus–minus of +21.[40] The Warriors were down four points with around seven minutes remaining when Green was pulled, and they went on an 11–3 run over the next four minutes before he returned.[40][43] With his offensive struggles, he alternated offensive and defensive possessions with Poole.[40][42] Tatum finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds, but he made only one basket while playing the entire fourth quarter. Brown scored 21 points, and Williams had 12 rebounds for the Celtics.[39]

Game 5

June 13
9:00 pm (6:00 pm PDT)
Boston Celtics 94, Golden State Warriors 104
Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 23–24, 35–24, 20–29
Pts: Jayson Tatum 27
Rebs: Jayson Tatum 10
Asts: Brown, Tatum 4 each		 Pts: Andrew Wiggins 26
Rebs: Andrew Wiggins 13
Asts: Stephen Curry 8
Golden State leads series, 3–2
Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Attendance: 18,064
Referees:
  • No. 8 Marc Davis
  • No. 25 Tony Brothers
  • No. 58 Josh Tiven
File:Andrew Wiggins 2022.jpg
The Warriors' Andrew Wiggins had team highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Wiggins had 26 points and 13 rebounds to lead Golden State to a 104–94 victory, placing them within a game of a championship. Thompson added 21 points to help the Warriors overcome an off night for Curry, who had 16 points and eight assists but went 0 for 9 from 3-point range.[44] Boston was more aggressive in double-teaming Curry beyond the 3-point line. Prior to Game 5, he had NBA-record streaks of 38 consecutive games with multiple 3-pointers, 132 straight playoff games with a least one 3-point basket, and 233 consecutive games with a 3-pointer in the regular season and postseason combined.[45] Tatum had a game-high 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics, who lost consecutive games for the first time in these playoffs.[44][46]

The Warriors led by as many as 16 points in the first quarter. Boston whittled away at the lead with Curry on the bench, but he made a layup to give Golden State a 51–39 advantage at halftime. Wiggins had 16 points and seven rebounds at the break, and Green was forceful with 8 points after totaling just 17 in the first four games. The Warriors were moving the ball well, but shot just 3 for 17 on 3-pointers in the first half. Tatum had 13 points and eight rebounds to keep Boston in the game. After the break, the Celtics scored the first 10 points of the second half and took the lead after a 19–4 run.[46] They made eight consecutive 3s after missing their first 12 of the game,[44] while Golden State missed their first eight in the second half.[46] Poole banked in a 33-foot (10 m) three-pointer to beat the third-quarter buzzer, giving the Warriors a 75–74 lead to enter the fourth.[44][46]

Thompson shot 7 for 14 and made five 3-pointers. The Warriors were 9 of 40 on their 3s, including 0 of 6 from Wiggins. Green, who fouled out with 3:01 left, exited with eight points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Golden State got 15 points off the bench from Payton and 14 from Poole. Boston shot 11 of 32 from behind the arc, with Brown going 0 for 5 and shooting 5 of 18 overall; he finished with 18 points. Williams had 10 points and eight rebounds.[44]

Game 6

June 16
9:00 pm
Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics

Game 7

June 19[lower-alpha 2]
8:00 pm (5:00 pm PDT)
Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors

Rosters

Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 13 Brogdon, Malcolm 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) 1992-12-11 Virginia
G/F 7 Brown, Jaylen (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996-10-24 California
G 20 Davison, JD (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2002-10-03 Alabama
F 8 Gallinari, Danilo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988-08-08 Italy
F 30 Hauser, Sam 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1997-12-08 Virginia
F/C 42 Horford, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1986-06-03 Florida
F/C 40 Kornet, Luke 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-07-15 Vanderbilt
G 11 Pritchard, Payton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-28 Oregon
F 37 Ryan, Matt (FA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-04-17 Chattanooga
G 36 Smart, Marcus (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-03-06 Oklahoma State
G/F 0 Tatum, Jayson (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-03-03 Duke
G 97 Thomas, Brodric (FA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-01-28 Truman State
G 9 White, Derrick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-07-02 Colorado
F 12 Williams, Grant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1998-11-30 Tennessee
F/C 44 Williams, Robert III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1997-10-17 Texas A&M
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: July 11, 2022


Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 19 Barbosa, Leandro 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1982–11–28 Brazil
F 40 Barnes, Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1992–05–30 North Carolina
C 12 Bogut, Andrew 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1984–11–28 Utah
G 21 Clark, Ian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–03–07 Belmont
G 30 Curry, Stephen (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–03–14 Davidson
C 31 Ezeli, Festus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989–10–21 Vanderbilt
F 23 Green, Draymond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1990–03–04 Michigan State
G/F 9 Iguodala, Andre (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984–01–28 Arizona
G 34 Livingston, Shaun 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1985–09–11 Peoria Central HS (IL)
F 36 Looney, Kevon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1996–02–06 UCLA
F 20 McAdoo, James Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1993–01–04 North Carolina
G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–07–07 Kansas
F/C 5 Speights, Marreese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida
G 11 Thompson, Klay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1990–02–08 Washington State
C 18 Varejão, Anderson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 273 lb (124 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–05

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jayson Tatum 5 5 40.8 .373 .475 .656 7.6 7.0 0.8 0.6 23.2
Jaylen Brown 5 5 37.8 .409 .306 .800 7.4 3.8 0.8 0.4 21.4
Marcus Smart 5 5 34.8 .448 .406 .750 4.2 4.2 1.4 0.0 16.4
Al Horford 5 5 30.2 .571 .579 .556 7.4 3.0 0.4 0.6 11.2
Robert Williams III 5 5 25.2 .889 .000 .750 7.6 1.4 1.0 2.4 7.0
Derrick White 5 0 28.6 .347 .435 .929 1.6 2.2 0.8 0.6 11.4
Grant Williams 5 0 17.2 .533 .333 .600 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.6 4.4
Payton Pritchard 5 0 11.8 .333 .250 .500 2.4 1.0 0.2 0.0 3.2
Luke Kornet 2 0 2.5 1.000 1.000 .000 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5
Aaron Nesmith 4 0 3.8 .333 .000 .750 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.8
Daniel Theis 2 0 10.0 .500 .500 .000 2.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.5
Malik Fitts 3 0 2.0 1.000 1.000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Sam Hauser 4 0 2.5 .333 .500 .000 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8
Nik Stauskas 4 0 2.0 .333 .333 .000 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8
Juwan Morgan 3 0 1.3 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Stephen Curry 5 5 37.0 .466 .417 .833 5.6 4.6 1.8 0.0 30.6
Andrew Wiggins 5 5 38.4 .458 .250 .692 9.4 1.6 1.2 1.2 18.4
Klay Thompson 5 5 37.8 .383 .367 1.000 2.6 2.0 1.2 0.6 18.0
Draymond Green 5 5 35.2 .281 .000 .583 7.4 5.8 1.6 0.4 5.0
Kevon Looney 5 3 21.6 .700 .000 1.000 7.6 3.0 0.8 1.0 6.0
Otto Porter Jr. 5 2 17.8 .571 .538 1.000 2.2 1.2 1.2 0.2 5.0
Jordan Poole 5 0 21.4 .440 .387 .889 1.6 1.8 0.6 0.2 12.8
Gary Payton II 4 0 18.3 .688 .400 .625 3.3 1.3 1.3 0.3 7.3
Andre Iguodala 3 0 6.0 .750 1.000 .000 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 2.3
Nemanja Bjelica 5 0 5.8 .500 .500 .000 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 1.8
Moses Moody 4 0 2.8 1.000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5
Jonathan Kuminga 4 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Damion Lee 4 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Juan Toscano-Anderson 4 0 2.0 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
  • Bold: team high
  • Source:[47]

Redesigned logo and trophy

On April 13, the NBA released a reimagined version of the classic NBA Finals wordmark that was used between 1986 and 1995 and from 2004 to 2017. The new logo also features a depiction of the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy in the background.[48]

The NBA then announced on May 12 that the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy and the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Trophy have also been redesigned. Among the new changes to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, its base now consists of two disks that list the names of all the previous winning teams. The Bill Russell Trophy has been changed from a gold ball and silver net to primarily gold with silver accents.[49]

Media coverage

The Finals is televised in the United States by ABC for the 20th consecutive year.[50]

Lead play-by-play announcer Mike Breen and lead analyst Jeff Van Gundy both missed Game 1 due to COVID-19 protocols,[51]. ESPN's No. 2 play-by-play announcer Mark Jones filled in for Breen during games 1 and 2. Jones, Mark Jackson and Lisa Salters made history in Game 1 as the first all-African American broadcast team to cover an NBA Finals game. Van Gundy returned to the broadcast booth for Game 2, followed by Breen in Game 3.

Game 1 Megacast option

Continuing the celebration of the NBA’s 75th anniversary, for the first time ever, ESPN put together a Megacast option for Game 1 called NBA Finals: Celebrating 75, hosted by Michael Eaves alongside New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum and Tim Legler. It was broadcast on ESPN2 due to ESPN’s commitments to have the Women's College World Series on the main network.[52]

Viewership

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See also: NBA Finals television ratings
Game Ratings
(American households)		 American audience
(in millions)		 Ref
1 6.4 11.90 [53]
2 6.2 11.91 [54]
3 6.2 11.52 [55]
4 6.2 12.06 [56]
5 7.0 13.03 [57]
6
Avg 6.4 12.08

Notes

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References

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