What we’ve known for months became official last night— the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors will face off in the NBA Finals for the third-straight season.

The Cavaliers became the Eastern Conference champions on Thursday night when they defeated the Boston Celtics 135-102 at Boston’s TD Garden. Cleveland won the series 4-1.

The Warriors were crowned Western Conference champions on Monday night when they successfully swept the San Antonio Spurs.

The Cavaliers and Warriors will face off for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, June 1 at Golden State’s Oracle Arena. Tip off is scheduled for 9 p.m.

The complete Finals schedule is below:

Game 1 – June 1 at Golden State (9 p.m. EST on ABC)

Game 2 – June 4 at Golden State (8p.m. EST on ABC)

Game 3 – June 7 at Cleveland (9 pm. EST on ABC)

Game 4 – June 9 at Cleveland (9 p.m. EST on ABC)

Game 5 (if necessary) – June 12 at Golden State (9 p.m. EST on ABC)

Game 6 (if necessary) – June 15 at Cleveland (9 p.m. EST on ABC)

Game 7 (if necessary) – June 18 at Golden State (8 p.m. EST on ABC)

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