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Wednesday, June 12, 2024Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed DAL by 1 after the first quarter and won 106–99.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Celtics106
Mavs99
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +7
On this day · 2022–23Jun 12, 2023: 1 game. Top scorer: Nikola Jokic (Nuggets-Heat), 28 points.
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The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Celtics-Mavs

Jayson Tatum scores 31 as Boston wins in Dallas

Jaylen Brown goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-1+15+7BOS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30203521106
Mavs3120192999
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 25, 36, 23, 36, 26, 16, 18, 31BOS31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29, 22, 21, 30BOS30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 30, 20, 33, 16, 36, 12, 16, 35DAL35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36, 30, 32, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Final · Celtics-Mavs
Celtics 106Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics30203521106
Mavs3120192999
The story
Derrick White had 16 points as Boston beat Dallas 106-99

Dereck Lively II led Dallas with 13 REB, 11 PTS 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 4-10 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Celtics took the third 35-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−1+15+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.8Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 31 points in 42 minutes.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 35

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 30, 20, 33, 16, 36, 12, 16, 35Mavs-Celtics · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 25, 36, 23, 36, 26, 16, 18, 31Celtics-Mavs · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 11, 26, 40, 24, 29, 22, 21, 30Celtics-Mavs · W
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Luka DoncicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 33, 32, 33, 28, 36, 30, 32, 27Mavs-Celtics · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Derrick WhitePoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 18, 15, 23, 13, 16, 15, 18, 16Celtics-Mavs · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
P.J. WashingtonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 13, 10, 16, 10, 12, 14, 17, 13Mavs-Celtics · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Mavs15