Many young stars are thriving in the NBA, but two of them elevated their status as the next face of the NBA with dominant Game 7 performances.

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Meanwhile, in the West, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will face Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks.

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What a turnaround it has been for the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics, who started the season poorly but now find themselves with a chance to reach the Finals and win the championship

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What a turnaround it has been for the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics, who started the season poorly but now find themselves with a chance to reach the Finals and win the championship.

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If there’s any need to prove we are now entering the Jayson Tatum and Luka Doncic era, fans can look at how these two young men dominated the two series and proved the naysayers wrong

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