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 ...

It started with 30 teams, most of them fairly optimistic about their chances when the season began eight months and 1,320 games and 35,543 3-pointers and 299,608 points ago. Only two teams remain. For ...

The Indiana Pacers’ comeback moments lived up to the hype in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, and so did the Oklahoma City Thunder’s generational defense. In this “Clash of the Titans”, only one ...

Oklahoma City failed them in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Thunder shot 39-98 (39.8 percent) from the field, 11-30 (36.7 percent) from 3 and only compiled 13 assists.

After committing 20 first-half turnovers, the Indiana Pacers dug themselves a hole in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.. And like they've done so many times this ...

45 of those teams went on to win the NBA title, giving the home squad a 77.6 percent chance to hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy when they take Game 1. The last time the home team won Game 1 and the ...

Winning Game 1 of the NBA Finals doesn’t guarantee a championship. But it beats losing Game 1, according to 77 years of Finals data. Teams that win Game 1 also win the title 70.1% of the time.

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 ...