The Boston Celtics dominated the
Dallas Mavericks once again and built a commanding 3-0 series lead
in Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals on Day 42 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs
on Wednesday night.
Despite playing without starting
center Kristaps Porzingis, the Celtics looked like the hungrier
team and played like they were the ones down 0-2.
Boston created separation in the
3rd quarter with their quality shot making and signature drive and
kick out offense, building a 21-point lead.
With perhaps seemingly out of
hand, Dallas unleashed a run bridging the 3rd and 4th quarters to
cut the lead down to just three. However, superstar Luka Doncic
fouled out on a questionable blocking foul call on him against
Jaylen Brown.
Without their superstar, Dallas
was not able to get enough baskets with Kyrie Irving being the main
target of Boston’s defense.
Some takeaways from this
game:
- Jrue Holiday and Derrick White’s impact as
two-way guards shine - Jayson Tatum finally snaps out of his Finals
funk but would it be enough to win him the Finals MVP award remains
to be seen - Luka getting exploited on defense and picked on
by the Celtics is still the story of the series despite him putting
up historic scoring numbers
Boston will try to close the
series out and win their coveted 18th championship banner when the
2024 NBA Finals continues on Friday night in Game 4 still at the
American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Check out our recap
here:
The Jays lift Boston to take a commanding
3-0 series lead against Dallas ☘️J. Brown 📊 30 PTS | 12-22 FG | 8 REB | 8 AST
J. Tatum 📊 31 PTS | 11-26 FG | 6 REB | 5 AST#DifferentHere
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— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
June 13, 2024
