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0 Holiday had a stand-out performance with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while White’s last-minute defensive play secured the Boston Celtics’ 105-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, giving them a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
Luka Doncic delivered an impressive triple-double, scoring 32 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists, marking the first NBA Finals triple-double in Dallas franchise history and his 10th career playoff triple-double. However, Doncic’s fourth-quarter performance was limited to just three points, as he managed to convert a three-point play with 1:15 left, contributing to the Mavericks’ effort to cut a 14-point deficit with nine consecutive points, bringing the score to 103-98.
Kristaps Porzingis contributed 12 points for the Boston Celtics, while Tatum struggled with 6 for 22 shooting and 1 of 7 from 3-point range. The Celtics, as a team, shot 10 for 39 from long distance.
In Game 1, the Celtics dominated with a 107-89 victory, fueled by a 7 for 15 performance from 3-point range in the first quarter, allowing them to sprint to a 17-point lead. However, in the subsequent game, Boston missed their first eight attempts from long range, and Dallas led throughout the first quarter.
Tatum had a slow start, remaining scoreless in the first quarter and accumulating just five points by halftime, with a 0 for 3 performance from 3-point range. Boston’s struggles from long distance continued, with only 5 successful attempts out of 30, until Pritchard’s half-court buzzer-beater ultimately provided the Celtics with an 83-74 lead at the end of the third quarter.
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