Mazz: I like Dallas in the NBA Finals
On the day of Game 1of the 2024 NBA Finals, Tony Mazz has finally made his selection for who he thinks will win series. Mazz like the Dallas Mavericks over the Boston Celtics and below he gives his reasons as to why!
Why does Mazz like Dallas?
Mazz: I like the Mavericks. I like Dallas. And when I say that, I know “Yeah. Yeah, of course you do Mazz!”….I don’t always pick against the home team, I said this in the last round against Minnesota, when I saw game three and the way Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic were working together in that series against Minnesota, particularly at the end of games, I started to take Dallas for real. They terrify me at the end of these games. I think that these games are going to be close. I don’t think they’re going to be runaways. I have concerns about Kristaps Porzingis and his ability to power through the series. And I do think he’s kind of an important guy, particularly on the defensive end of it, and frankly I don’t trust the Celtics. I said this to you a couple of days ago. And I certainly don’t trust them in a game seven in Boston. I almost feel like a game seven at the TD Garden, given the way it has gone for the Celtics over the last several years, if they play game seven in this building and it doesn’t get off to a great start, I almost feel like it would be the reverse effect like a Bruins game at the Garden recently. So, I think they’re better. They would be better off winning it early, clearly, as it would be for any team. If it gets to game seven in this building, I like Luka Doncic and I like Kyrie Irving.
Felger: So you like Dallas in this series too?
Mazz: I do.