2024 NBA Western Conference Odds - NBA Betting Lines

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The Dallas Mavericks were the surprise winner of the Western Conference in 2023-2024. The Mavericks surprised a lot of people in the 2023-2024 NBA Playoffs, but Dallas got better as the playoffs progressed, as they took out the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round in six games, won in six games against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round and then beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the Western Conference Finals. It was the sixth appearance for the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals and their third Western Conference title. The Western Conference was extremely competitive in the 2023-2024 regular season and it was the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets finishing one game ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Timberwolves took out the defending champion Denver Nuggets in seven games in the Western Conference Semifinals but they couldn’t handle the Mavericks in the Western Conference Final. The Mavericks were led by their superstar guard, Luka Doncic and his backcourt mate Kyrie Irving.

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2024 NBA Finals

1. Boston Celtics vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks

Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks

Game 1: Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, Thursday, June 6 (8:30 PM ET, ESPN)

Game 2: Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, Sunday, June 9 (8:00 PM ET, ESPN)

Game 3: Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks, Wednesday, June 12 (8:30 PM ET, ABC)

Game 4: Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks, Friday, June 14 (8:30 PM ET, ESPN)

Game 5:* Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, Monday, June 17 (8:30 PM ET, ESPN)

Game 6:* Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks, Thursday, June 20 (8:30 PM ET, ESPN)

Game 7:* Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics, Sunday, June 23 (8:00 PM ET, ESPN)

* If necessary

The Dallas Mavericks averaged 117.9 points per game which was 7th best in the league. They did not play a lot of defense, as they gave up 115.6 points per game, 20th in the NBA. The Mavericks finished 50-32 SU and 48-34 ATS with 36 games going over the total and 46 going under. Luka Doncic led the team with 32.9 points per game and he also led the team in assists with 9.7 per game and in rebounding at 9.3 per contest.

Conference Winners (2000)

Since Michael Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls for a second time, the Western Conference has been the dominant conference. Teams from the West are 17-8 in the last 25 NBA Finals, and that should speak to overall dominance in the conference. However, three teams have been responsible for nearly all of that success (Los Angeles, San Antonio, and Golden State).

Conference Finals Results By Team

It’s incredible to see the difference in the success that the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers have had in comparison to every other team in the Western Conference. The Lakers have won the Western Conference a whopping 32 times, and they have made numerous runs thanks to some of the biggest starts in the game. George Mikan, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant all had a ton of success with this franchise.

The Golden State Warriors are a distant second in terms of most successful teams in Western Conference history. This is one of the oldest franchises in the NBA as they were part of the BAA as the Philadelphia Warriors, and they made it to the NBA Finals three times before heading to the West Coast. Golden State has now won the Western Conference six times in the last nine years, and the Warriors have claimed four NBA titles in that stretch. That has made them an undisputed dynasty under Steph Curry.

Obviously, there's some strange teams to see on this list as "Western Conference champions." The Atlanta Hawks have always played in the Eastern Conference, but the team that preceded them, the St. Louis Hawks, won four Western Conference titles. The Milwaukee Bucks used to be in the West, while the Detroit Pistons were in the West when they were known as the Fort Wayne Pistons.

Four of the five franchises that have never taken part in an NBA Finals are in the Western Conference. Memphis, Minnesota, New Orleans, and the Los Angeles Clippers have never won the West, and Sacramento’s only conference title came back in 1951 when the Kings were known as the Rochester Royals.

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