NBA Finals Game 3 Celtics vs Mavericks
2024 NBA Finals schedule (Game 3)
8:30am – Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks
FULL SCHEDULE HERE.
After 13 years, The Finals are back in Dallas 😤@chime // #OneForDallas #MFFL pic.twitter.com/G6O2r5oZx4
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) June 12, 2024
Derrick White blocked 87 shots in the regular season… the 2nd most of any guard in the NBA 🛑
White will look to continue his phenomenal defensive play as Boston seeks a 3-0 series lead in the #NBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV tomorrow at 8:30pm/et on ABC! pic.twitter.com/gx9kDMsVWM
— NBA (@NBA) June 11, 2024
Kyrie Irving channeling 2016 as Mavericks plot NBA Finals rally
Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks looks to pass the ball during the third quarter against the Boston Celtics in Game Two of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 09, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP
DALLAS – Kyrie Irving is drawing from the experience of Cleveland’s 2016 NBA Finals comeback as he attempts to help dig the Dallas Mavericks out of an 0-2 hole against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.
NBA Finals: Porzingis has rare leg injury, uncertain for Game 3
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis talks with reporters before basketball practice, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Dallas, in preparation for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
DALLAS — Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t played a game in Dallas since the Mavericks traded him nearly 2 1/2 years ago, and now it is uncertain if he will play there in Game 3 of the NBA Finals for the Boston Celtics.
Porzingis has a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg, which occurred in the third quarter of Boston’s 105-98 victory for a 2-0 series lead. The team said Tuesday that he was day-to-day, and Porzingis said he will do everything he can to play Wednesday night. FULL STORY
NBA Finals: Mavericks need more 3s to fall in rally bid vs Celtics
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic shoots free throws during basketball practice, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Dallas, in preparation for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
DALLAS — Luka Doncic’s message is simple for the struggling 3-point shooters around him, and with Dallas trailing Boston 2-0 while coming home for the NBA Finals.
“Just one thing: Keep shooting,” the Mavericks superstar said. “We all believe in those shots. That’s how we came to the Finals. That’s how we played the whole season. We believe in those guys.”
Dallas faces several daunting numbers going into Game 3 on Wednesday night. FULL STORY
Celtics control NBA Finals despite Jayson Tatum’s shooting woes
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) questions a call during Game 2 of the NBA Basketball Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
DALLAS — There have been two versions of Jayson Tatum so far in these NBA Finals.
Version One is shooting a dismal 12 for 38 from the field, just 31.6%, the worst percentage by far of any starter in the series between his Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. Version Two is second in the finals in total rebounds, leads the series in assists and, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, is currently favored to win the NBA Finals MVP award. FULL STORY
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