The 2022 NBA Finals match is set, Golden State Warriors When Boston Celtics.. Game 1 is set for Thursday in San Francisco.
These two teams are very evenly matched. Personally, I think the Celtics will win the 7-game war because they have enough equipment to defend against attacks based on the movement of the Golden State.
Not everyone agrees with me. You can’t blame anyone who’s devoted to the Warriors team, who have played six of the last eight NBA Finals and won three championships in the Stephen Curry-Klay Thompson-Draymond Green core.
With that in mind, here are the predictions of our staff.
NBA Finals Recommendations: Warriors vs. Celtics
Writer’s Recommendation: Warriors in 6.. Golden State has regained the Championship Mojo. This is the Renaissance that continues in a series of fierce battles where Stephen Curry and Company wins their fourth championship. Yes, the Celtics have world-class defenses.So far, Kevin Durant looks like a pedestrian in this postseason, and the efficiency of the two-time MVP Janis Adetokumpo is significantly reduced, sometimes Miami heatAttack on embarrassment. But the Warriors have the answer in Steph, Clay, Poole, and Wiggins. These players launch an attack through Boston. Introduce the best Golden State Defense in the regular season. The most impressive championship in Warriors history is just a few weeks away.
Quinn’s Choice: 7 Warriors. This series is toss-up. Successful defenses against the Golden State are those without weak links. There is nothing in Boston. If Andrew Wiggins can handle Luka Doncic, he can handle Jayson Tatum. If Boston was afraid to go to BAM Adebayo on Switch, he’s trying to avoid Draymond Green like a plague. Boston hasn’t rebounded enough to force the Golden State to play big when it doesn’t want to. Gary Payton II’s return will lead to many turnovers where Miami turned into a simple point in the last round, but like the Celtics, the Warriors have the ability to frustrate nonsense and Boston. Returns many of those points to. I’m very slightly inclined to the Warriors because of the three very simple advantages. Golden State gets Game 7 at home. Golden State begins this series with a three-day rest. The Golden State is the best player in the series due to its thinnest margin. that’s it. I could be upset if Robert Williams III and Marcus Smart could return to something similar to full power. But for now? I give the golden state a small edge.
Ward-Heninger’s Choice: 7 Warriors. The Warriors have never seen a defense like the Celtics. The Celtics have never seen a crime like the Warriors. So who will win? After all, you need to give the Golden State an edge in running crunch time, based on how you’ve played in the playoffs so far. I may overestimate my experience, but the cliché “Championship DNA” has appeared in the Warriors many times during this postseason. Gary Payton II adds the fact that he may suffer from the attacks of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Celtics in the final. I think Golden State has a slight advantage in home court advantages. Robert Williams’s health, on the other hand, is a huge wildcard, but it’s clear that he hasn’t reached 100%, making things somewhat easier to handle against the Warriors’ attacks. In any case, especially in early games, we anticipate a long series with big leads on both sides.
Maloney’s Choice: 6 Celtics. This series is really like a toss-up, mostly leaning towards the Warriors because of their experience and home court advantages. It’s all rational and hard to argue. At the same time, the Celtic team has addressed all the challenges posed over the past few weeks and months and is the only team to win against the Warriors after Steve Kerr took over in 2014. The Celtics have accurate personnel. Necessary to delay the Warriors’ attack, their defense, which was spectacular throughout the season, brings them to Banner No. 18.
Wimbish Choice: 7 Warriors. The Celtics’ journey to the finals was very impressive, but they didn’t face an attack close to what the Warriors offer. On the other hand, the Warriors are as versatile as the Celtics, and the Switch doesn’t face heavy protection. There is good reason to choose each team, so this match can go in either direction, but I believe we can lock in and rush points to the board when we need a golden state. increase.
Botkin Choice: 7 Celtics. The Celtics are fully equipped to defend against the Golden State’s off-ball movements, allowing you to defeat the Warriors with aggressive glasses, especially when the Golden State isn’t playing Kevon Looney. The Golden State tends to turn over and Boston can be the cause of many. The Golden State will not apply the same type of ambient pressure that Miami applied to Boston’s ball handlers, and Stephen Curry will hunt defensively. Jayson Tatum is good at playing in double teams, so hunting for that match should give you a lot of Celtics open three-point looks. In my opinion, all of this would be barely enough for Boston to beat the Warriors. And yes, I understand that this prediction means we have to win Round 7 on the Warriors’ home floor. Cleveland did it in 2016 and Boston has what it needs to do it again in 2022.
Herbert’s Choice: 7 Celtics. In the regular season, these were the two best defensive teams in the league. When their best players were on the court, the attacking elite too. Despite their aggressive talent, both teams can sloppy the ball and get frustratingly cold for a few minutes at a time. When the Warriors have the ball, can their movements cause the same kind of confusion as usual? This is a challenge to the defense that combines the highest quality of the 2018 Rocket and the 2019 Raptors. And when the Celtics have the ball, are their matchup hunting as effective as the previous round? The Golden State is well practiced in dealing with teams chasing Stephen Curry, and if Gary Payton II, Andre Iguodala, and Otto Porter are available, there aren’t many other targets. I’m leaning towards Boston even a little. This is mainly due to the choice of Boston to defeat the Warriors in the final six weeks ago. However, Boston Poole will not have that problem as Jordan Poole, a key part of the Golden State attack, will be relentlessly taken up.
Kaskey-Blomain selection: 7 warriors. Both of these teams are deep, well-educated and defensively chasing it. During the regular season, the Celtics had the best defense in the league, but the Warriors were just behind them in second place. Therefore, you can probably expect an elite-like defense from both teams. Therefore, the difference in the series can come to an aggressive end where the Warriors look a little better. The Golden State has more threats on the attacking side, including one of the toughest players in the league to guard at Stephen Curry. The Warriors also have a proven system that has led to success in past playoffs. The Boston attack poses a problem of experience because it has not been tested at the highest level of combat testing like the Golden State. The five players in the series have experience in the finals and all five are in the Golden State. In addition, Steve Kerr will coach the sixth NBA Finals and Ime Udoka will coach the first. Its enormous advantage in experience should favor the Warriors.
