The Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, and it was a tough night for the Mavericks. The Celtics dominated with a 107-89 win.
The Celtics started strong right out of the gate, ending the first quarter with a 17-point lead. They maintained their dominance throughout the game, with consistent scoring across all quarters. The Mavericks tried to rally, but the Celtics’ defense and sharp shooting kept them at bay.
Jaylen Brown showcased his scoring prowess, leading the Celtics with an impressive 22 points. Jayson Tatum also made a significant impact, contributing 16 points and securing 11 rebounds.
Despite Luka Dončić’s valiant effort of 30 points for the Mavericks, it wasn’t enough to overcome the Celtics’ dominant performance.
The Celtics also outperformed the Mavericks in rebounds and assists. The Mavericks will look to bounce back in Game 2, hoping to even the series.
The Celtics started strong right out of the gate, ending the first quarter with a 17-point lead. They maintained their dominance throughout the game, with consistent scoring across all quarters. The Mavericks tried to rally, but the Celtics’ defense and sharp shooting kept them at bay.
Jaylen Brown showcased his scoring prowess, leading the Celtics with an impressive 22 points. Jayson Tatum also made a significant impact, contributing 16 points and securing 11 rebounds.
Despite Luka Dončić’s valiant effort of 30 points for the Mavericks, it wasn’t enough to overcome the Celtics’ dominant performance.
The Celtics also outperformed the Mavericks in rebounds and assists. The Mavericks will look to bounce back in Game 2, hoping to even the series.
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00:00A difficult loss for the Dallas Mavericks as they fell short to the Boston Celtics 107-89
00:10in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
00:12Mavs guard Luka Doncic discussed what the challenges were defensively going up against
00:16Boston.
00:17He stated, they have really good gaps, they have really good shooters, and we just have
00:20to do a really good job at blocking that spacing in Game 2.
00:24Despite the loss, Luka Doncic became the leading scorer with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and one
00:28assist.
00:29The leading scorer, Jalen Brown, led Boston with 22 points and 6 rebounds.
00:34The Mavs were able to break a 21-point deficit and bring it down to 8 in the third quarter.
00:39Mavs head coach Jason Kidd stated, what the momentum is going into Game 2, and it's just
00:44to stay positive.
00:45Look at the things that we've done and move forward with that and how we can get better.
00:49Dallas will stay up in Boston this Sunday to take on the Celtics at TD Garden.
00:54Tip-off is at 8 p.m.
00:55For all things Dallas Mavers and NBA Finals, tune in to Spectrum Cable every Wednesday
01:00and Thursday nights, Channel 15 on Spectrum Cable.
01:03I'm Maria Turner, and you've just been Credentialed.