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Sunday, June 9, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · Finals · G2 · Box score
Mavs98
Celtics105
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +7
On this day · 2022–23Jun 9, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Aaron Gordon (Nuggets-Heat), 27 points.
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The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · Mavs-Celtics

Boston goes up 2–0 on Dallas

Luka Doncic posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+3+9+7BOS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2823232498
Celtics25292922105
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 16, 13, 28, 15, 14, 17, 12, 26BOS26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29, 22, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36, 30, 32DAL32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 9, 13, 10, 16, 10, 12, 14, 17DAL17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Final · Mavs-Celtics
Mavs 98Celtics 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2823232498
Celtics25292922105
The story
Jrue Holiday had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Dallas 105-98

P.J. Washington led Dallas with 17 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 11-14 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Celtics took the second 29-23.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3+3+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.6 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 12 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.4Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 33.4 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 21 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Luka Doncic leads the day with 32

Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36, 30, 32Mavs-Celtics · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Jan 4, 2006: 32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
32 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 16, 13, 28, 15, 14, 17, 12, 26Celtics-Mavs · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29, 22, 21Celtics-Mavs · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 25, 33, 33, 25, 36, 23, 36, 26, 16, 18Celtics-Mavs · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 5, 18, 15, 23, 13, 16, 15, 18Celtics-Mavs · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 9, 13, 10, 16, 10, 12, 14, 17Mavs-Celtics · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Celtics7