Breaking down the Boston Celtics-Golden State Warriors NBA Finals with Warriors Wire’s Tommy Call III

What do we need to know about this historic finals matchup heading in?

The 2022 NBA Finals are less than a day away from starting on Thursday, June 2 with the Boston Celtics set to take on the Golden State Warriors in a reprisal of their historic battles of the 1960s that pits one of the most transformative takes on offense in NBA history against the defense designed to stop it.

With so much to soak in ahead of a rapidly-approaching tipoff, we recruited the editor of our sister site Warriors Wire Tommy Call III to help us make sense of the series, giving our takes on some of more important wrinkles in the series in tandem with a perspective more amenable to many a fan in the Bay.

Let’s take a look at what we need to know heading into the 2022 NBA Finals.