Different Building, Same Mystique, Stephen Curry Discusses Playing NBA Finals at TD Garden

Through the first two NBA Finals games, Stephen Curry's averaging 31.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and three steals.

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Stephen Curry's led his team to the NBA Finals six of the last eight years. Usually, that meant going toe-to-toe with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. It also included going north of the border to face the Toronto Raptors in 2019. But this is the two-time league MVP's first opportunity to experience playing NBA Finals games on the fabled parquet in Boston.

Sure, it may not be the old Boston Garden where Bill Russell and Larry Bird were at the helm of dynasties that raised 14 of the 16 championship banners that hung high above the court. But like its predecessor, there's a mystique permeating the TD Garden. It's most palpable shortly before tip-off and when the Celtics go on a run that brings the building to life.

As his team prepares to play in the NBA Finals on the TD Garden parquet, Curry expressed: "This is special; this is a historic team. The dynasties from the 80s and how many championships they won over the course of the years. All (of) the different highlights you watched that just have a different iconic look when you see it on TV.

"Watching Larry legend do what he did his entire career. Even looking at the Boston-LA series, KG and Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, Rondo, getting a championship here. KG's hilarious post-game, 'anything is possible.' So, there's a lot of history in this city and in this building, and it should be an amazing atmosphere out there on the court."

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