The Game 1 winner in the NBA Finals wins the series 70.1% of the time, and the Game 1 winner at home wins the Finals 78% of the time. Game 2 is Sunday in B o ston (8 p.m. ET, ABC).

Game 1 of 2023 NBA Finals: 5 stats to know. 29.8, 13.1 and 10.5 — After recording his ninth triple-double (27, 10 and 14) of these playoffs, Nikola Jokic has averaged 29.8 points, 13.1 rebounds ...

Tyrese Haliburton did it again. The Knicks killer struck down Thunder with a dagger of a shot with less than a second left on the clock to lift the Pacers to a 111-110 win in Game 1 of the NBA ...

Instant observations and the best of NBA Twitter from Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals as it happened in Denver on Thursday. Brian Martin, for NBA.com Updated on June 2, 2023 4:49 PM ...

Here are five takeaways from Thursday's Game 1. 1. Tyrese Haliburton is the Clutch Player of the Playoffs. Jalen Brunson may have the Jerry West Trophy for the NBA's best regular-season clutch ...

In 16 postseason games, all starts, he is averaging 18.8 points, 9.8 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 35.1 minutes. See which team to back at SportsLine . How to make Pacers vs. Thunder picks ...

The Boston Celtics struck first in the NBA Finals in stunning fashion. Behind a huge fourth-quarter rally, the Celtics came back to defeat the Golden State Warriors 120-108 in Game 1 on the road ...

The first game of the finals averaged a 4.7 rating and 8.91 million viewers on ABC. It was one of the lowest-rated and least-watched NBA Finals openers since Nielsen tracking began in 1988. The ...

NBA playoffs Game 1 winners and losers: Lakers get wake-up call, Curry cooks Houston, Knicks go on awesome run All eight Game 1s are in the books, with some faring better than others ...

Of all best-of-seven series in NBA playoff history, the winner of Game 1 went on to win the series 75.6% of the time (433-140). How often does the winner of Game 1 at home win an NBA playoff series?

As you can see, this is an experienced crew. Goble, Davis and Guthrie have officiated a combined 42 NBA Finals games. Additionally, Kevin Scott, the alternate for Thursday's Game 1, is in his 14th ...

Game 1 of the Pacers–Thunder NBA Finals averaged a 4.7 rating and 8.91 million viewers on ABC, making it the lowest-rated and least-watched Finals opener since Nielsen tracking began in 1988 ...