Henry Roldán
The last round of the NBA Playoffs for the 2021-2022 NBA Finals will begin on Tuesday, with the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference and the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference. These four are the teams that will fight for one of the two places in the final stage of the championship. Here at JefeBet, we leave you a ranking of what the four possible final series would be: from least interesting to most interesting.
4.- Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat
Although this series could put two of the most frequent visitors to the NBA Finals in the last decade against each other, the current season’s performance and the parts that make up each of these teams could result in an uneven series.
There’s no arguing that the Heat finished first in the Eastern Conference and has one of the finest defenses in the league. However, their inability to score points makes them look quite weak in comparison to the Warriors, who are known for scoring a lot of points due to their lethal three-point shooting. Besides that, they have the ability to effectively defend an offense as bad as Miami’s.
3.- Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks
This is a difficult decision, since this series could easily be located in second position due to having two of the brightest youngsters in the NBA as central figures: Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic .
Fans would definitely be ecstatic to see them both players compete in the NBA Finals. Additionally, both of them would have to perform at their best, as the Celtics’ and Mavericks’ defenses are among the best in the league, both in the regular season and this postseason.
2.- Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks
Due to the history behind the Heat and Mavericks’ historic meetings in this instance, it ranks second on the list of NBA Finals. Do you recall those two fantastic final series from 2006 and 2011?
The Mavericks have only reached two NBA Finals in their 42-year history, both against Miami, winning one and losing the other. The last one was in the 2011-2012 season, the first year of the Heat’s two-time championship. This could bring back good memories for a team that hasn’t won a title since then.
1.- Golden State Warriors vs. Boston Celtics
By far, this is the season’s dream final, as both teams have all the ingredients for an NBA Finals filled with fireworks, triples, a lot of points, and a range of stars on the field.
On the one hand, the Warriors will seemly seek to continue their hegemony of the last decade at the hands of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. On the other hand, the Celtics, led by Jayson Tatum and Jalen Brown, would try to reclaim the lead in more NBA titles following a 14-year hiatus and four Conference finals losses in the previous 12 seasons.
