Read full articleWatch: OKC Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander speed drawingTime lapse drawing of OKC Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander0:34Now PlayingPaused2024 NBA Finals odds, betting tips for Celtics-MavericksThe 2024 NBA Finals between the Celtics and Mavericks is guaranteed to have momentum swings. That’s why “Bet the Edge” podcast host Drew Disnick recommends betting game-to-game vs. taking action on the series price.<p><em><a href="https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/news/2024-nba-finals-odds-betting-tips-celtics-mavericks/588639/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo">2024 NBA Finals odds, betting tips for Celtics-Mavericks</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com?cid=yahoo">NBC Sports Philadelphia</a></em></p>1:45Now PlayingPausedThe Celtics are back in the NBA Finals, will they finish the job?The Celtics completed their sweep of the Pacers and are back in the NBA Finals for the second time in the last three years. Will Boston get it done this year? Dan Roche and Cedric Maxwell discuss.5:12Now PlayingPausedHow Brad Stevens built the 2023-24 CelticsThe Boston Celtics are headed back to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years. How did the 2023-24 team come to be? We take a closer look at how Brad Stevens put this dominant group together.<p><em><a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-videos/how-brad-stevens-built-the-2023-24-boston-celtics/617996/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo">How Brad Stevens built the 2023-24 Celtics</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com?cid=yahoo">NBC Sports Boston</a></em></p>5:42Now PlayingPausedWhy Rudy Gobert's defensive impact cannot be doubted<p>Yahoo Sports NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh takes a look at his latest ‘Big Number’ and why the Timberwolves big man — a 4-time NBA defensive player of the year — plays a key role in Minnesota’s defending the rim.</p>1:33Now PlayingPausedWill this year's Celtics team solidify themselves as an all-time great NBA team if they win the championship?The Boston Globe wrote an article saying this year's Celtics team will "absolutely" join the conversation as one of the best single-season teams in NBA history if they win a championship. Listen to what Felger and Holley had to say about that.<p><em><a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/will-this-years-celtics-team-solidify-themselves-as-an-all-time-great-nba-team-if-they-win-the-championship/618708/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo">Will this year's Celtics team solidify themselves as an all-time great NBA team if they win the championship?</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com?cid=yahoo">NBC Sports Boston</a></em></p>3:01Now PlayingPausedPorzingis: ‘We'll see' if I'm 100% for Game 1 of NBA FinalsKristaps Porzingis shares whether or not he's 100% healthy as he works to return to the court in time for Game 1 of the NBA Finals vs. the Mavericks.<p><em><a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-videos/porzingis-well-see-if-im-100-for-game-1-of-nba-finals/618427/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo">Porzingis: ‘We'll see' if I'm 100% for Game 1 of NBA Finals</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com?cid=yahoo">NBC Sports Boston</a></em></p>0:55Now PlayingPausedJaylen Brown credits Pacers in Game 3: Some guys ‘turned into f—ing Michael Jordan'Jaylen Brown talks through the Celtics comeback, saying the Pacers didn't make it easy, but the Celtics made some big time plays down the stretch.<p><em><a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nba/boston-celtics/celtics-videos/jaylen-brown-credits-pacers-in-game-3-some-guys-turned-into-f-ing-michael-jordan/616113/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo">Jaylen Brown credits Pacers in Game 3: Some guys ‘turned into f—ing Michael Jordan'</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.nbcsportsboston.com?cid=yahoo">NBC Sports Boston</a></em></p>1:13Now PlayingPausedCeltics vs Pacers Game HighlightsThe Celtics advance to the NBA Finals for the 23rd time in their franchise history as they defeat the Pacers, 105-102, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Jaylen Brown (29 points, 6 rebounds) and Jayson Tatum (26 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists) combined for 55 points for the Celtics, while Derrick White added 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and a career-high 5 steals in the victory, along with the go-ahead three-pointer to give the Celtics the lead 45 seconds remaining in regulation.1:12Now PlayingPausedZach Edey's rim protection & scoring touch could solve backup center problemA scouting report on NBA draft prospect Zach Edey, who was one of just three players to ever win the Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year award multiple times.<p><em><a href="https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/nba/philadelphia-76ers/sixers-videos/zach-edeys-rim-protection-scoring-touch-could-solve-backup-center-problem/587098/?partner=yahoo&cid=yahoo">Zach Edey's rim protection & scoring touch could solve backup center problem</a> originally appeared on <a href="https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com?cid=yahoo">NBC Sports Philadelphia</a></em></p>1:05Now PlayingPausedThe OklahomanWatch: OKC Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander speed drawingThe OklahomanMon, May 13, 2024, 10:16 AMLink CopiedTime lapse drawing of OKC Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
