The Boston Celtics are just one win away from clinching the NBA title. Last night they defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-99 at American Airlines Center in Dallas and are now 3-0 up in the Finals series. The first half finished with both teams separated by just one point 51-50 in favor of the Mavs, but Boston built their lead in the 3rd quarter, which finished 85-70. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum inspired the the Celtics, with the former finishing with 30 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assist, while Tatum ended the game with 31/6/5 statistics.
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Kyrie Irving was the driving force behind the Mavericks, who desperately needed the win, scoring 36 points on 13-of-28 shooting from the court and 4/6 from long distance. Despite scoring 27 points, Dallas’ Slovenian star Luka Doncic was up not to usual best as he made only 1 of his 7 attempts from deep. No team has managed to erase 3-0 deficit in NBA Finals history and by what we have seen so far, Dallas will not be the first to do so. They can avoid the sweep, by winning game 4 of the series, scheduled for Friday at American Airlines Center.