With the second round of the NBA playoffs wrapped up, there are just four teams remaining as the conference finals begin this week after an entertaining semifinals slate.
The action will kick off on Tuesday as the top-seeded Miami Heat host the No. 2 seed Boston Celtics. The Celtics took the regular-season series, 2-1, but previously lost to the Heat in two previous meetings in the Eastern Conference Finals (2012, 2020).
NBA playoff picks: Heat vs. Celtics, Mavericks vs. Warriors; who reaches NBA Finals?
Meanwhile, the (3) Golden State Warriors will host the (4) Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors lost the season series to the Mavericks, 3-1, and are 80-89 all-time versus Dallas.
The Warriors and Mavericks have previously only met once in the playoffs. In that 2007 matchup, the Warriors became the first No. 8 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in a seven-game series.
Here are the current title odds for the four teams remaining.