Golden State Warriors will have the home-court advantage today in Game 1 against the Boston Celtics for the 2022 NBA Finals. Steph Curry and the GSW are favorites to take the lead in the series, but Jayson Tatum and the Celtics will not make it easy for them. Check out everything you need to know about the first game of this series, such as the match information, predictions, odds, storylines, and how to watch this game. If you are in the USyou can stream live on FuboTV (Free 7-day Trial).
Golden State Warriors are coming off strong after their Western Conference Playoffs run. Their first-ever West Finals MVP, Stephen Curry averaged 26 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds per game through the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The team managed by Steve Kerronly lost 4 games in this year’s NBA Playoffs. In fact, the Warriors didn’t lose at the Chase Center in theirWestern Playoffs run.
On the other side, Boston Celticsproved how powerful they are through their Eastern Conference Playoffs run. In the Second Round and the Conference Finals, the Celtics managed to stretchout bothseries to a Game 7.Their first-ever East Finals MVP, Jayson Tatum averaged 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assistsper game. In addition, this will be the first-ever NBA Finals for coachIme Udoka of theCeltics.
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics: Match Information
Date:Thursday, June 2, 2022
Time:9:00 PM (ET)
Location: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Live Stream:FuboTV (Free 7-day Trial)
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics: Time by States in the US
ET: 9:00 PM
CT: 8:00 PM
MT: 7:00 PM
PT: 6:00 PM
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics: Storylines
Golden State Warriors are in a fairly-tale journey after theirreturn to the biggest NBA event after 3 seasons. Their journey started in the4-1 win to the Denver Nuggetsin the Western Conference First Round Playoffs. In the Second Round Playoffs, the Dubs won to the Memphis Grizzliesin 4-2 game series, then qualified to the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. At this stage, the Warriors close out an almost perfect 4-1 winat home to clinch their 11th Western Conference title.
Whereas the Boston Celtics had one of the toughest runs to get to the 2022 NBA Finals. After 12 years, the Boston Celtics made it to the NBA Finals. Their run started in their First Round sweep to the Brooklyn Nets. Then, the Celtics eliminated the current NBA Champions, the Milwaukee Bucks after seven games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. At this stage, the Celtics went again until a Game 7winner on the road to the Miami Heat. The Celtics wontheir 22nd Eastern Conference title.
Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics: How to watch or stream live free in the US
The 2022 NBA Finals Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics to be played on Thursday, June 2, 2022 at the Chase Center in San Francisco will be broadcast on FuboTV (Free 7-day Trial)as well as ABC for the United States.
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Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics: Predictions and odds
The Warriors and the Celtics will open up the 2022 NBA Finals in San Francisco. According to BetMGM, the favorites to win Game 1 are theGolden State Warriorswith -167 odds to win at home, while the Boston Celtics have +140 odds to pick up the win on the road. The Over/Under Line is set to 212.5 points for Game 1 of the 2022NBA Finalsseries.
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| Pick | BetMGM |
| Golden States Warriors ML | -167 |
| Boston Celtics ML | +140 |
| Over/Under Line: 212.5 points | -110 |
see also
2022 NBA Finals Survey | Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics: Who's got the best player at each position?
