The “gold games” are Kyrie Irving’s description of the NBA Finals, and he’ll be playing in the league’s championship series for a fourth time. We like Irving’s chances to make a major impact from the jump on Thursday. Here are our picks for today. NBA Finals Game 1Dallas enters as the underdog to the Celtics in Game 1 and the series, but the Mavericks don’t do blowout defeats. And it’s even less likely on this stage. Only one laugher this postseason – Game 1 at Oklahoma City in the semifinals, 117-95 – could meet lopsided standards. At 6.5-point underdogs, the favorite might be getting too much love after a nearly two-week layoff. The players everyone expects to play to their All-NBA reputations on Thursday night are Jayson Tatum of the Celtics and Luka Doncic of t…