Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving vs. the Boston Celtics

The NBA Finals are set. Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic vs. Jayson Tatum. Jaylen Brown vs. Kyrie Irving.

In terms of notability, this is about as star-studded a Finals the NBA could have asked for. Combined with all the drama of Irving’s return to Boston and Kristaps Porzingis’ return to Dallas, this series is chock-full of top-tier storylines.

But atop the list, yet somehow hidden amongst the brush of the off-court drama, lies the true story of the series: Doncic and Irving vs. the Celtics.

Dallas’ backcourt has been phenomenal throughout the postseason thus far. Fresh off a series where they absolutely shredded an elite Minnesota Timberwolves defense, they’ll be heading to…