Mike Breen has been one of the iconic voices of the NBA for years.
His calls on some of the greatest plays in NBA history back him up, but the numbers do as well.
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What record is Mike Breen extending in Game 1?
According to @ESPNPR on X, Breen will be calling a record-extending 20th NBA Finals when he calls Game 1 of Pacers vs. Thunder on Thursday.
In addition to that, here are some more stats on Breen surrounding his calls for past NBA Finals (ESPN PR):
- 105 games called
- 3 Game 7s
- 2 series sweeps
- 10 different champions
- 14 different cities
- 76 flights
- 1 international NBA Finals (Toronto, 2019)
- 10 LeBron appearances
- 4 LeBron championships
- 4 Warriors championships
- 3 Heat championships
- 3 Lakers championships
- 2 Celtics championships
- 2 Spurs championships
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Breen has called some of the following iconic moments in the NBA Finals:
- LeBron's Game 7 block
- Pritchard's half-court shot in Game 5
- Ray Allen's game-tying/series-saving three-pointer in Game 6
- Metta World Peace Game 7 three-pointer
- Giannis and one in Game 5 2021
- Giannis block in 2021
- Kyrie Irving's go-ahead three in Game 7
- JR Smith's Game 1 end-of-regulation meltdown
NBA fans will have their fingers crossed that Breen can give us another iconic call at some point during the 2025 NBA Finals.
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