Golden State's Stephen Curry was named the Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the first time in his career.

[6] During the 2021 offseason, the Celtics named head coach Brad Stevens president of basketball operations, replacing Danny Ainge after he announced his retirement.

[15] Andrew Wiggins, acquired by the Warriors in 2020 after six seasons with Minnesota,[16] was named a starter for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.

[20] The Warriors then eliminated the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies and the 2022 NBA Most Improved Player, Ja Morant, beating them in six games.

Jayson Tatum had a poor shooting performance, going 3-for-17 from the field and scoring 12 points,[23] but he finished with a career-high 13 assists, the most ever for a player in his Finals debut.

[30] The Celtics' comeback was the biggest in the Finals after three quarters since the Chicago Bulls overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 6 in 1992.

Both teams made a combined 40 three-pointers, the most ever in an NBA Finals game, surpassing the previous record of 35 set in 2017.

The Warriors outscored the Celtics 43–14 from late in the second quarter to early in the fourth, transforming a tied game into a blowout.

[33] Jordan Poole added 17 points for Golden State, including a 3-point shot from 39 feet (12 m), just past midcourt, with only seconds left in the third quarter, giving them a 23-point lead.

[33] Green had nine points, five rebounds, and seven assists for Golden State, but impacted the game with his aggressiveness on defense and physical play.

[33] Teammate Gary Payton II, who played for the first time since fracturing his elbow one month earlier in the series against Memphis, scored seven points in 25 minutes.

He said it was not as bad as the injury that kept him out for the final 12 games of the regular season when Boston's Smart rolled over his foot when they went for a loose ball.

He made two baskets during a 10–0 run for the Warriors in the fourth quarter, turning a four-point Boston advantage into a 100–94 lead for Golden State.

[44] Andrew Wiggins added 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for the Warriors, who outrebounded Boston in the game, 47–31, including 15–6 on the offensive end.

[45] Golden State changed its starting lineup, replacing Kevon Looney with Otto Porter Jr. Curry and the Tatum each scored 12 points in the first quarter, which ended with a 28–27 lead for Boston.

[45] Curry became the third Warriors player with at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in a Finals game, joining Rick Barry (1967) and Kevin Durant (2018).

He also joined Jordan and LeBron James as the only players age 34 or older to score 40 or more points in an NBA Finals contest.

[44][47] Golden State head coach Steve Kerr benched him for parts of the fourth quarter, while Looney remained on the floor for his rebounding—11 in 28 minutes, along with a plus–minus of +21.

Boston whittled away at the lead with Curry on the bench, but he made a layup to give Golden State a 51–39 advantage at halftime.

[51] Poole banked in a 33-foot (10 m) three-pointer to beat the third-quarter buzzer, giving the Warriors a 75–74 lead to enter the fourth.

[52] Boston took a 14–2 lead to start the game, but made just one basket in the final 3:30 of the first quarter, and Golden State led 27–22 at the end of the period.

[59] He was voted the Finals MVP for the first time in his career, unanimously selected after averaging 31.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.0 assists in the series.

[62] He became the sixth coach to capture four titles, joining Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, John Kundla, Gregg Popovich, and Pat Riley.

The Celtics' bench also performed poorly, getting just five points on 2-for-10 shooting from the field from their primary reserves—White, Grant Williams, and Payton Pritchard.

[65] The Celtics' Finals series record dropped to 17–5, remaining tied with the Lakers for the most championships in league history until 2024, where they won their 18th title.

Among the new changes to the Larry O'Brien Trophy, its base now consists of two disks that list the names of all the previous winning teams.

[71] The Finals was televised in the United States by ABC (which included local affiliates WCVB-TV in Boston and KGO-TV in San Francisco) for the 20th consecutive year.

[75] ESPN put together a Megacast option for Game 1 called NBA Finals: Celebrating 75, hosted by Michael Eaves alongside New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum and Tim Legler.