| 84 – 122 |
| Box Scores: NBA – Yahoo |
| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: American Airlines Center (20277), Clock: Final |
| Officials: Scott Foster, David Guthrie, and Ben Taylor |
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 21 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 84 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 34 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 122 |
| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 84 | 29-80 | 36.3% | 14-41 | 34.1% | 12-13 | 92.3% | 4 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 122 | 46-91 | 50.5% | 15-37 | 40.5% | 15-22 | 68.2% | 13 | 65 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| PLAYER STATS |
by edgykitty
32 Comments
Lively said they figured them out, things will get interesting if the Mavs pull one out in Boston. The Celtics couldn’t buy a shot today, I’m sure the crowd on Monday will go crazy.
The Celtics have the chance to do the funniest thing possible …
Tim Hardaway Jr. is such an unserious player
barked like dobermans played like basset hounds
Derek Lively with the dagger corner 3 to ice the game in the first quarter.
Wow there are gentlemen sweeps and there’s whatever this is lol. Fuck talk about being overtly nice lol.
We were this close to Sam Hauser being the leading scorer for the Celtics in a Finals game.
Knew the game was over the moment Lively hit that corner 3
[Celtics fan after getting a picture with Luka: “It’s still Celtics in 4 though.”](https://streamable.com/iota51)
Luka: “I took it personally.”
Was that literally the worst closeout game of all time?
Some insane facts from this game:
– The Celtics led 11-10 with 6:36 left in the first quarter. They got outscored 40-15 over the next 13+ minutes.
– The Mavericks reached the 70-point mark with 9:39 left in the 3rd quarter. The Celtics didn’t reach it until the 5:36 mark of the 4th.
– The Celtics had more turnovers in the 2nd quarter than they had made field goals.
– The Mavs had a 10-0, 11-1 and 11-0 run within a span of 12 minutes in the first half.
– In the 2nd half, the Mavs had a 12-3, 8-0 and a 15-0 run. Meaning they had six different runs in this game, where they outscored the Celtics by a total of 66-4.
– In a game where the Mavs led by 48 points, Luka and Kyrie combined to shoot 1/14 from 3.
– Jaylen Brown, potential Finals MVP, made his final field goal of the game with 9:01 left in the 2nd quarter.
– From the 1:56 mark of the 1st quarter to the 9:23 mark of the 3rd quarter, the Celtics made zero 2 pointers.
– With 2:21 left in the 3rd quarter, the Mavericks had as many points in the paint (52) as the Celtics entire point total for the game.
– In a 96-second span, in the 4th quarter, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 12 points. He had twice as many points in that span than the Celtics did in the first 5 minutes of the quarter.
– Jrue Holiday finished -38 for the game. The worst in NBA Finals history.
Petition to change the rules to determine NBA champion by aggregate points
If you lose by 40 in the finals, it should count as two losses.
Thankfully, they only lost by 38.
Congrats to Luka, for getting to walk through the Winners’ Tunnel tonight.
It’s gonna be Celtics in 5 or Mavs in 7 right? I don’t make the rules.
ngl this is just the 2017 finals script bar for bar lmaoo the warriors got blown out iirc
Don’t let the scoreboard fool you. It wasn’t even that close
AS LONG AS THERE IS DELUSION THERE IS HOPE
Mavs +26 with Luka on the court in the finals.
The third largest win in NBA Finals history. 38 Points.
THJ tried his hardest to achieve NBA Finals History.
#The Dallas Mavericks have won the NBA Finals
^game ^4
Damn near 50 balled and Luka didn’t hit a single 3 lol
Derick Lively hits his first career 3 and it’s in the finals 🔥🔥🔥
IF THERE IS DELUSION. THERE IS HOPE.
Looks like we found the formula to beating the Celtics. I don’t know what it is, though because I’m drunk af right now
Second comment in case the first comment doesn’t become true: we beat them by 38, can’t take that away from us.
Back to my drinks
I think the mavs have a chance if they can win 3 more in a row
Luka and Kyrie go 1/14 on 3s and win by 38. Make it make sense.
Boston can win 4-1 and still lose the point differential. Don’t know if that’s ever happened before.
Mavs casually leading the series in point differential
I know how Wolves fans felt now
Worst Celtics playoff loss in franchise history.
3rd largest loss in NBA Finals history.
This is what happens when Charles Barkley guarantees a sweep. That man is the kiss of death.
EDIT: Chuck is retiring next year. I am sad.
Defense matters, good defense leads to easier offense and puts more pressure on the opposing team. Great game from the Mavs