Likely First Boston/Dallas ‘Offs Meeting In 2024 NBA Final

Both the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, respectively overwhelming pre series favorites and winners of the first two games on the road, making them 5 to 1 series faves, after being say 8 to 5 pre series underdogs, have (2-0) “semis” leads making a first ever Boston vs Dallas playoffs clash in the NBA final, somewhat likely.

After he hit THE shot, a tough tying 3 pointer in game 1 with 3 seconds left in an eventual Celtics’ overtime win vs the Indiana Pacers, Jaylen Brown hit for 40 points as Boston, (-9) won (126-110) in game 2 and lead a semi (2-0) for just the 12th time in this their 35th best of 7 semi-final series (’58-2024).

Meanwhile again Luca Doncic, with help from the team’s other star, 2016 title team member with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kyrie Irving, was the star, hitting a decisive “3” with 3 seconds left (see Brown in #1 for Boston and now the likely Boston/Dallas final but remember the final does not commence until June 6th-) lifting the Mavericks (+6) (109-108) and handing the Minnesota Timberwolves (0-5) all-time in semis home games, a fourth home loss in their last 5 home ‘offs tilts.

A great playmaking guard, 5 time NBA champion (4 times with the Minneapolis Lakers and one time with the St. Louis Hawks), Slater Martin is pictured above.

Unofficially but pretty well documented or researched (well documented said on NPR “as” I typed), the Minneapolis were (13-3) in NBA semi-final games (’49-’59).

In their next semi with Martin playing his last NBA game in #5 for the Hawks, (a Lakers’ road win), the Lakers lost 2 of their home games, #’s 3 and 6, in a 7 game series loss, after having lost both home games in the ’59 final vs the Celtics.

Adding it up, Minnesota NBA teams are (1-9) at home in their last 10 semi-final and final round home games.