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The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics tipoff the NBA Finals on Thursday, June 6 from TD Garden.
The series comes to Dallas on Wednesday, June 12. For a look at the complete series schedule, click here. To see what jerseys the teams are wearing for each game, click here.
NBA analysts, experts and our WFAA crew have all made their predictions for the NBA Finals winner. To read what each member of the WFAA Sports Department thinks is going to happen, click here.
As far as the rest of the media folks out there are concerned, however, here are the predictions:
Who picked the Dallas Mavericks to win?
- Shaquille O'Neal, Inside the NBA (TNT): Mavs (did not specify how many games)
- Drake, musician: Mavs (did not specify how games, but placed a bet on Dallas)
- Draymond Green, Inside the NBA (TNT): Mavs in 6
- Kendra Andrews, ESPN: Mavs in 6
- Jerry Bembry, ESPN: Mavs in 6
- Israel Gutierrez, ESPN: Mavs in 6
- Chris Herring, ESPN: Mavs in 6
- Tim Legler, ESPN: Mavs in 7
- Bobby Marks, ESPN: Mavs in 6
- Dave McMenamin, ESPN: Mavs in 6
- Omar Raja, ESPN: Mavs in 6
- Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN: Mavs in 7
- Jason McIntyre, FOX Sports: Mavs in 6
- Geoff Schwartz, FOX Sports: Mavs (did not specify how many games)
- Nick Wright, FOX Sports 1: Mavs in 5
- Chris Broussard, FOX Sports 1: Mavs in 6
- Sam Quinn, CBS Sports: Mavs (did not specify how many games)
Who picked the Boston Celtics to win?
- Charles "Chuck" Barkley, Inside the NBA (TNT): Celtics (did not specify how many games)
- Kenny "The Jet" Smith, Inside the NBA (TNT): Celtics (did not specify how many games)
- Tim Bontemps, ESPN: Celtics in 6
- Jamal Collier, ESPN: Celtics in 6
- Andrew Lopez, ESPN: Celtics in 7
- Zach Lowe, ESPN: Celtics in 6
- Kevin Pelton, ESPN: Celtics in 7
- Ramona Shelburne, ESPN: Celtics in 7
- André Snellings, ESPN: Celtics in 7
- Marc J. Spears, ESPN: Celtics in 7
- Sam Panayotovich, FOX Sports: Celtics (did not specify how many games)
- Ryen Russillo, The Ringer: Celtics in 7
- John Hollinger, The Athletic: Celtics in 6
- Chris "Mad Dog" Russo, SiriusXM: Celtics in 6
- Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY: Celtics in 6
- James Herbert, CBS Sports: Celtics (did not specify how many games)
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