Sports Illustrated Weekly

A Celtics Turnaround and a Warriors Reboot: NBA Finals 2022

The 2022 NBA Finals are a tale of two teams with two very different kinds of redemption stories. On one side are the <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2022/06/06/nba-finals-stephen-curry-warriors-celtics-game-2">Golden State Warriors</a>, a perennial contender for most of the last decade, who missed the playoffs the past two seasons after losing Kevin Durant to the Nets and Klay Thompson to back-to-back injuries. On the other side are the <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2022/06/06/golden-state-warriors-boston-celtics-game-2-nba-finals-third-quarter">Boston Celtics</a>, a young team with unproven stars whose early season struggles should have made it nearly impossible to reach the championship. SI Senior Writer <a href="https://twitter.com/SIChrisMannix">Chris Mannix</a> sits down with John Gonzalez to explain Boston's improbable turnaround. Then, we revisit the <a href="https://www.si.com/podcasts/2022/01/26/premiere-warriors-dynasty-tom-brady-and-where-were-they-then-with-joe-thomas-si-weekly">very first segment</a> from SI Weekly, for a fresh look at the Warriors' "reboot on the fly." Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/podcasts_si">@podcasts_si</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnGonzalez">@JohnGonzalez</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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