Magic Johnson appeared in 9 NBA Finals in 13 years and knows better than anyone how hard it is to climb to the mountaintop
The Dallas Mavericks will play in the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics starting on Thursday, June 6th. With it being their 3rd Finals appearance in franchise history, they don't have the storied success their opponents do but feature a star-studded backcourt in Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving that has lifted them to this level. NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson listed them as part of his 3 reasons why the Mavericks are in the Finals.1.
"2. Jason Kidd got the entire team to buy in on defense this year, from the start of training camp to now. They look like they take pride in both individual and team defensive assignments. While the Lakers' legend gives a lot of praise to Nico Harrison, and rightfully so, Josh Green was drafted by the Mavericks in 2020, so he was brought in before Harrison took over, making it five of the seven players getting consistent minutes. It's still been an impressive turnaround for the Mavericks considering their limited tradeable assets after missing the playoffs altogether last season.
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