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Thursday, June 6, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Mavs89
Celtics107
Q1 BOS +17; Q2 BOS +21; Q3 BOS +20; Q4 BOS +18
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Mavs-Celtics

Boston takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0

Jaylen Brown goes for 22 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+21+20+18BOS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2022242389
Celtics37262321107
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29, 22BOS22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 20, 12, 14, 18, 6, 18, 7, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36, 30DAL30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 10, 9, 13, 10, 16, 10, 12, 14DAL14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Final · Mavs-Celtics
Mavs 89Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2022242389
Celtics37262321107
The story
Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points as Boston beat Dallas 107-89

P.J. Washington led Dallas with 14 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 37-20, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +17+21+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.6Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 10 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 20 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 30

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36, 30Mavs-Celtics · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29, 22Celtics-Mavs · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kristaps PorzingisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 20, 12, 14, 18, 6, 18, 7, 20Celtics-Mavs · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 33, 33, 25, 36, 23, 36, 26, 16Celtics-Mavs · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 25, 10, 12, 5, 18, 15, 23, 13, 16, 15Celtics-Mavs · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 10, 9, 13, 10, 16, 10, 12, 14Mavs-Celtics · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Celtics8