Follow usJrue Holiday finished with 26 points and 11 boards, and Jayson Tatum compensated for a low-scoring game with 12 assists and 9 boards as the Boston Celtics won against the Dallas Mavericks 105-98 at TD Garden in Boston, MA, to take a 2-0 advantage in the NBA Finals.
Luka Doncic, who was listed as questionable to participate in the match 2 hours before the game, finished with a triple-double – 32 points, 11 assists, and 11 boards – the 1st NBA Finals triple-double in Dallas organization history. But the Slovenian failed to score a running floater from 3-point range with 28 seconds left, ending Mavs’ last opportunity at a comeback.
TWO MORE ✅✅#DifferentHere pic.twitter.com/x8VbCCJBZS
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) June 10, 2024
The series continues in Dallas as Game 3 is in 3 days. Mavs must triumph in the upcoming match or in Game 4 at the end of the week to avoid sweep and play again at TD Garden.
Boston triumphed in the 1st 2 matches in the NBA Finals for the 9th time. They won the title in the previous 8, and have closed the series before Game 7 in any of them.
Jaylen Brown finished with 21 points, Jayson scored 18, and Derrick White also notched 18 for top-seeded Celtics.
BLOCKED BY WHITE 🗣️
Tonight's @DraftKings Play of the Game was an all-timer. pic.twitter.com/7FDjJYyK2y
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) June 10, 2024
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