2023 NBA Finals Complete Schedule: Date, time, venues and where to watch
The 2023 NBA Finals will be the championship series of the 2022-23 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs.
NBA Finals 2023
The 2023 NBA Finals will see Western Conference champions, the Denver Nuggets face-off against the Eastern Conference champions, the Miami Heat. The championship will start on June 1 and finish on June 18 if required.
The team with a better regular season record gets home court advantage, which means games 1, 2, 5 and 7 will be played on their court.
NBA Finals Schedule
| Games | Home Team vs Away Team | Dates | Timings | Venue |
| Game 1 | Nuggets vs Heat | June 1 | Thu, 8:30 p.m. ET | Ball Arena, Denver |
| Game 2 | Nuggets vs Heat | June 4 | Sun., 8:00 p.m. ET | Ball Arena, Denver |
| Game 3 | Heat vs Nuggets | June 7 | Wed., 8:30 p.m. ET | Kaseya Center, Miami |
| Game 4 | Heat vs Nuggets | June 9 | Fri., 8:30 p.m. ET | Kaseya Center, Miami |
| Game 5 | Nuggets vs Heat | June 12 | Mon., 8:30 p.m. ET | Ball Arena, Denver |
| Game 6 | Heat vs Nuggets | June 15 | Thu, 8:30 p.m. ET | Kaseya Center, Miami |
| Game 7 | Nuggets vs Heat | June 18 | Sun., 8:00 p.m. ET | Ball Arena, Denver |
NBA Finals 2023 location
In the 2023 NBA season, the Denver Nuggets will have the home-court advantage because of the better regular season record (53-29) than the Miami Heat (44-38).
The Denver Nuggets will host Games 1 and 2 at the Ball Arena in Denver as well as Games 5 and 7 if required. The Miami Heat will play Games 3, 4 and 6 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
| Games | Location |
| Game 1 | Ball Arena, Denver |
| Game 2 | Ball Arena, Denver |
| Game 3 | Kaseya Center, Miami |
| Game 4 | Kaseya Center, Miami |
| Game 5 | Ball Arena, Denver |
| Game 6 | Kaseya Center, Miami |
| Game 7 | Ball Arena, Denver |
2023 NBA Finals tickets
The NBA Finals are one of the most popular events in American sports, so generally, the demand for tickets is very high. The ticket prices depend on several factors including, the players and teams playing, the rivalry, the seating capacity of the Arena, and the seat location.
On an average, a single game ticket for the 2023 NBA Finals is around $2034.57. Moreover, if you buy the ticket closest to the match date it may lead you to pay higher prices than usual.
Usually, the ticket price ranges from $900 to $1,000 and you can buy it from NBATickets.com.
NBA Finals 2023 odds
The Denver Nuggets are the favorites to win the 2023 NBA Finals. Miami Heat becomes the second team to reach the 2023 NBA Finals, after defeating the Boston Celtics in Game 7.
According to PointsBet and BetMGM, the Denver Nuggets have odds of -400 to win the championship, while the Miami Heat are listed at +300 for their chances of winning the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Who won the 2022 NBA Finals?
| Game 1 | Celtics- 120 | Warriors- 108 |
| Game 2 | Warriors- 197 | Celtics-88 |
| Game 3 | Celtics- 116 | Warriors- 100 |
| Game 4 | Warriors- 107 | Celtics- 97 |
| Game 5 | Warriors- 104 | Celtics- 94 |
| Game 6 | Warriors- 103 | Celtics- 90 |
Last season’s Finals took place between the Boston Celtics and the Golden state Warriors. The Warriors won the championship Finals series 4-2. This was the fourth time in eight years the Warriors took the championship, and the seventh in franchise history.
The Warriors were the number 3 seed in the regular season, while the Celtics were the number 2 seed in the East. However, due to their better regular season record, Warriors had home-court advantage. The first game was won by the Celtics away from their home, but the Warriors tied the series 1-1 by winning the second game. The Celtics won the third game and led 2-1, but the Warriors won the next 3 games and became champions. Stephen Curry was named the NBA Finals MVP for the first time in his career.
This season, the Golden State Warriors lost against the Los Angeles Lakers in the western conference semifinals. The Lakers won the series 4-2.
