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00:00And on this day of the opening night of the 2024 NBA Finals,
00:07here is the line for game number one. The Celtics will
00:11enter as a six and a half point home favorite. The over
00:15understands at 215 and a hook. There will be plenty of
00:19breakdowns and previews coming your way throughout these next
00:22two and a half hours to get you set for the NBA Finals. But
00:26DRS, we have finally arrived. What are your impressions of
00:29the numbers for game number one? Looks pretty strong for
00:32the Boston Celtics here being a favorite of close to seven
00:35points at home. We know how dominant the Boston Celtics
00:37have been at home this season, and rightfully so. They have
00:40been decent in the playoffs at home. They just finished off
00:42that sweep against the Pacers, but they did lose back-to-back
00:45game number twos on their home court in their first two
00:47rounds. We'll see if that holds up because if you are the
00:49Mavericks, you gotta get in and steal one in Boston before
00:52you head back to Dallas to shift back that home court
00:55advantage. But also, when we handicap these situations, we
00:58talked about this ad nauseum, and we had a lot of time to
01:01get ready for this game, but I still have in my mind, rest
01:04versus rust. And it's not saying like, well, one team
01:06had three days off, one team had 19 days off, right? It's
01:09both about equal here. Both of these teams will be rested
01:12and ready, but the problem is going to be is sometimes when
01:14you take players out of their normal NBA routine, which
01:17they've been following all the way since back in October,
01:19and you place them back in an environment where it's not
01:21even just, hey, we took a week off for the Olympic break
01:24and we're back on a random Thursday night in February
01:27to play the Charlotte, you know, Charlotte or New Orleans
01:30at this point. Now, this is the NBA finals. This is the
01:32biggest spotlight of your career. And last time I checked
01:34here, the Dallas Mavericks, when's the last time they won
01:37a championship with the players on their team? And also
01:39you take a look at the Boston Celtics, same thing you
01:41can be said across. This is a big spot environment in game
01:44number one right out of the break. Could we get a lower
01:46scoring first quarter? Slowness into it as these two teams
01:49seal it out. That's what I'm worried about the most here
01:51entering into game number one.