After cruising to a 107-89 Game 1 win behind a huge return to the lineup from Kristaps Porzingis and a balanced scoring effort, the Boston Celtics have their eyes on a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks.
Luka Doncic, who was listed as questionable heading into tonight’s Game 2, was a scorer in the first game of the series with 30 points, but he produced just one assist and Kyrie Irving was held to just 6-of-16 shooting in a poor offensive effort for Dallas. Aside from a flurry coming out of halftime, when Dallas cut what was once a 29 point lead to single digits, the Celtics controlled the game on both ends, and had six players in double figures.
Teams that win Game 1 of the NBA Finals go on to win the series 70% of the time, and the Celtics will try to move a step closer to adding an 18th banner to the rafters at TD Garden, while the Mavericks can still steal home court advantage with a Game 2 win tonight.
Follow along with Yahoo Sports NBA experts Jason Fischer, Vincent Goodwill and Ben Rohrbach for Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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