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Even though they took a loss on Friday, the Boston Celtics are still one win away from a record 18th NBA Finals title. They will host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series on Monday at 8:30 p.m. ET. If the Celtics win at TD Garden, they will add to their franchise’s storied history by securing their first title since 2008. The Mavericks will try to win on the road to force the series back to Dallas.
On Friday, the Mavericks avoided a series sweep in convincing fashion, winning Game 4 122-84. Luka Doncic finished with 29 points for the Mavs, who led by 26 points at halftime and never looked back. The 38-point victory marks the third-largest win in NBA Finals history. Kyrie Irving added 21 points for the Mavericks, who shot over 50% from the field through three quarters and held the Celtics to just 35 first-half points.
The Celtics dropped their first game since May 9, snapping a franchise-record 10-game playoff win streak. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for just 25 points (15 from Tatum, 10 from Brown) on 7-for-22 shooting.
The Mavericks still have a tall task ahead if they want to prevent the Celtics from raising their 18th championship banner in franchise history. No team in NBA history has ever come back to win a best-of-seven series after falling behind 3-0 in 156 previous instances. Regardless of which of these remaining teams win the 2024 title, the NBA will have its sixth different champion in six years — something that has not happened since 1975-1980.
The postseason field started with 20 teams, and now we’re down to two. The Warriors, Kings, Hawks and Bulls were ousted in the Play-In Tournament before the Pelicans, Suns, Clippers, Lakers, Heat, 76ers, Bucks and Magic were eliminated in the first round. The Cavaliers, Thunder, Knicks and Nuggets were sent home in the second round with the Pacers and Timberwolves bowing out in the conference finals.
Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule, as well as all the playoff scores. All games airing on ABC, ESPN and NBA TV are streaming on fubo (try…
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Author : Brad Botkin
Publish date : 2024-06-15 13:51:30
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