Boston will try to bounce back and finish the series after getting blown out by Dallas in Game 4.
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Celtics take a season’s worth of lessons into Game 5
Boston has shown an ability to bounce back from bad games all season, and will try to do so again Monday with another chance to clinch the NBA championship.
Mavericks stay alive with blowout win over Celtics, 122-84
Dallas dominates from start to finish and forces a Game 5 in Boston on Monday night.
Celtics offer little on Kristaps Porzingis’ leg injury
Boston didn’t have much to say about the status of big man who missed Game 3 of the NBA Finals against Dallas with a rare lower left leg injury.
Only an epic collapse will keep Celtics from beating Mavs for 18th NBA title
Boston takes a 3-0 lead into Friday’s Game 4, and no team has ever come back from a three-game deficit in the NBA playoffs.
Celtics pull within one win of 18th NBA title with 106-99 win over Mavericks
Boston gets 31 points from Jayson Tatum and 30 from Jaylen Brown and can now complete a series sweep in Game 4 on Friday.
Mavericks need to regain their 3-point touch in a hurry against Celtics in NBA Finals
Only Luka Doncic has totaled more than one 3-pointer in the first two games of the NBA Finals for Dallas, which is in a 2-0 hole against the Celtics.
Celtics’ Kristaps Porzingis has tendon issue in left leg, not yet ruled out of Game 3 of NBA Finals
The Celtics take a 2-0 series lead into Dallas after Porzingis was injured in the third quarter of Game 2.
Mavericks missed chance in Game 2, face tougher road against Celtics in NBA Finals
Commentary: Dallas didn’t make foul shots, turned the ball over too much and couldn’t take advantage of Boston’s poor 3-point shooting.
Celtics’ trade for Jrue Holiday pays off in NBA Finals
Holiday, acquired in the offseason, scored 26 points as Boston won Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead.