We know the poster for the NBA Finals 2023. And it’s not the one we expected… Defying all predictions after finishing eighth in the Eastern standings and having had to go through the play-ins (defeat against Atlanta, victory against Chicago), Miami players finally got the better of Boston in the Conference finals.
They won 104-83 at TD Garden in Game 7 of this amazing series. Remember that the Heat won the first three games, before losing the next three. Unhappy finalists last year, the Celtics were close to becoming the first to overturn a series after being down 0-3. After Milwaukee and New York, however, they suffered the law of this unsinkable Miami team, present in the final for the seventh time and in search of a fourth coronation.
For that, it will be necessary to overcome Denver, which successively dismissed Minnesota, Phoenix and the Lakers. First in the West but fourth overall in the regular season, the Nuggets should have gone to TD Garden to start the Finals, if the Celtics had won their ticket. Finally, Nikola Jokic and company will have the home advantage.
They will receive in the first two matches against Miami, they who reach the finals for the very first time. That does not prevent them from attacking the series in the shoes of the grandissime favorite. First whistle in the night from Thursday to Friday, at 2:30 am. The NBA Finals will be broadcast on beIN SPORTS.
The program for the 2023 NBA Finals: Game 1: Denver-Miami, on the night of June 1 to 2 (2:30 a.m.) Game 2: Denver-Miami, on the night of June 4 to 5 (2 a.m.) Game 3: Miami-Denver, on the night of June 7 to 8 (2h30)Match 4: Miami-Denver, on the night of June 9 to 10 (2h30)
If necessaryMatch 5: Denver-Miami, on the night of June 12 to 13 (2h30)Match 6: Miami-Denver, on the night of June 15 to 16 (2h30)Match 7: Denver-Miami, on the night of June 18 to June 19 (2h)