The Boston Celtics made quick
work of the Indiana Pacers to book a ticket to the NBA Finals while
the Minnesota Timberwolves lived to fight for another day on Days
37 and 38 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on Monday and Tuesday
nights.
Although the Celtics swept the
Pacers, it did not come easy with 3 of the 4 games with Indiana
leading in the 4th quarter before Boston displayed their superior
experience in clutch playoff situations that willed them to
victory.
The Pacers also missed young
star Tyrese Haliburton in action during the series’ last two games
with a left sore hamstring.
Jaylen Brown won the Eastern
Conference Finals MVP after averaging 29.3 points on 54 percent
shooting in the 4-game sweep.
Over at the West, the
Timberwolves finally won a game over the Mavericks impressively.
After leading most of the time in the first three games,
particularly in the 4th quarter, the Mavericks proved to be the
better team in the clutch led by Luka Doncic and Kyrie
Irving.
However, this time around, star
guard Anthony Edwards also showed his clutch genes, hitting a long
two-pointer that gave Minnesota a 5-point lead with 38 seconds
left.
Co-star Karl-Anthony Towns was
also huge, tallying 20 points in the second half including two huge
threes in the 4th that kept the Mavs at bay.
Game 5 will be back in Minnesota
on Thursday night.
Check out our recap
here:
Jaylen Brown and the Celtics rally late to
close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in ECF📊 29 PTS | 11-22 FG | 4-8 3P | 6 REB | 3 STL
Other top performers 🏀
J. Tatum 📊 26 PTS | 11-26 FG | 13 REB | 8 AST
J. Holiday 📊 17 PTS | 7-13 FG | 9 REB
D. White 📊 16 PTS | 7-14 FG | 4 REB | 4… pic.twitter.com/ac3Guvm8JK— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
May 28, 2024
Jaylen Brown is the 2024 Eastern Conference
Finals MVP 🏆📊 29.8 PTS | 5 REB | 3.0 AST | 2.0 STL | 51.7% FG | 37.0% 3P |
65.5% FT pic.twitter.com/HyYgT9kr2s— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
May 28, 2024
FINAL GAME RECAP ⏪
Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves kept the series alive as they
got the bounce back 105-100 W against the Mavericks 🔥📊 29 PTS | 11-25 FG | 5-8 FT | 10 REB | 9 AST
Other top performers 🏀
K. Towns 📊 25 PTS | 9-13 FG | 4-5 3P | 5 REB
R. Gobert 📊 13… pic.twitter.com/G3S7RgVEmo— BasketballNews.com (@basketbllnews)
May 29, 2024
