On the latest episode of Syracuse Sports, Brent Axe is joined by Mike Curtis of the Dallas Morning News and Drew Carter, the voice of the Boston Celtics, to preview the 2024 NBA Finals.

Mike, a former colleague of Brent's at Syracuse.com, describes his journey from covering the worst team in the NBA this season (Detroit) to being on the beat of a team in the NBA Finals. Curtis also breaks down what it's like to watch Mavericks Luca Doncic night after night, the key matchups in the Finals and having to pivot and cover a game from an airport when weather delays prevented him from getting to a Western Conference Finals matchup.

Carter tells Brent about the pressure on the Celtics to win, what it's like to follow in the footsteps of a Celtics play-by-play legend, if former SU star Oshae Brissett can contribute for Boston in the Finals and about his life post-Syracuse.

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