NBA Finals Articles - Page 18

Officiating is constantly under scrutiny in all major sports, but it has been placed directly under the magnifying glass during the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Multiple games had controversial calls attached to them, which many fans believe could have impacted the outcome of the contest. Well, attention is surely going to be on the referee for […]

DALLAS — The Boston Celtics chose to believe in stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, even when others didn’t. Because of that trust, the franchise has been rewarded with a 3-0 series lead over the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals. And not only did Brown believe in his partnership with Tatum, but he […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are looking to make history and complete a 3-0 come-from-behind NBA Finals victory. The odds may be against Dallas, but the Mavs are maintaining their confidence. Derrick Jones Jr. understands the importance of tuning out the noise and taking the series one game at a time. “Just take it one […]

There have been some parallels between the Edmonton Oilers and the Dallas Mavericks in their respective runs to the championship round of their respective leagues. The Oilers, led by generational talent Connor McDavid, finally broke through, getting past the Western Conference gauntlet en route to their first Stanley Cup Final berth in 18 years. Meanwhile, […]

Overcoming mental challenges is what usually defines a winning team in the NBA Finals. Joe Mazzulla has mastered the minds of his players by showing them UFC videos while also making them seemingly play like it’s always a do-or-die situation against the Dallas Mavericks. This netted them a three-to-nothing series lead with everyone from Jayson […]

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving is still a superstar. He is one of the best players in the NBA. On Thursday, however, the Dallas Mavericks guard was asked how much he has left at 32 years old. “I haven’t even given that much thought to be honest with you,” Irving said. “It’s been the longest season […]

The time has come and we could see a new champion crowned in the NBA on Friday night. We’re here to bring you our betting prediction and pick for Game 4 of the NBA Finals as the Boston Celtics visit the Dallas Mavericks with a 3-0 series lead and a chance to walk away from this one as champions. […]

DALLAS — Last May, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown felt like he let his team down on one of the biggest stages in basketball. In Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, he went 8-for-23 from the floor and had a whopping eight turnovers en route to a 103-84 loss to the Miami Heat. […]

The Boston Celtics entered Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night with their confidence soaring due to back-to-back home wins to begin the series. However, news of Kristaps Porzingis’ mysterious left leg injury stole headlines entering the day, and the star big man was ruled out for this […]

Current Indiana Pacers and former Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle was on the show “Green Light with Chris Long” where he talked about a bevy of topics surrounding the world of basketball. One topic of conversation that was talked about was on Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic and the impact he has on the game […]

Draymond Green picked the Dallas Mavericks to win the NBA Finals. After the Boston Celtics survived a furious fourth quarter comeback to take Game 3 106-99 and come within just one more victory of raising championship banner No. 18, though, the Golden State Warriors star made their ultimate triumph seem inevitable. On the latest edition […]

A private school in greater St. Louis could produce two champions this June. Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is pursuing his first ring in the 2024 NBA Finals versus the Dallas Mavericks, while his former classmate Matthew Tkachuk is trying to raise the Stanley Cup for the Florida Panthers. Tatum grew up in St. Louis […]

DALLAS — The Boston Celtics looked like they were falling back into old habits on Wednesday night during Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals. Yet, instead of squandering a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter, the C’s held on to win 106-99 over the Dallas Mavericks, showing that they’ve grown a lot in recent […]

BOSTON, MA — Defense is not thought of as one of the glamorous parts of basketball, but it’s an end of the court that will win you basketball games. And if you had doubts about that, look no further than Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday and the 2024 NBA Finals. Alongside Derrick White, Holiday has […]

The NBA Finals is when the final two teams compete for the coveted NBA championship. As a result, the lights are brighter than ever. Although some players step up to the challenge, there have been a handful who’ve also folded in the games that mattered the most. Let’s take a look at 10 star players […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Tim Hardaway Jr. is having one of the biggest falls from graces in recent basketball memory. After being Dallas’ third option for much of the season, the 32-year-old hasn’t made a shot since Game 6 of the second round. Fans are destroying Hardaway online after coming up short in Game 3 Wednesday […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks may have entered the 2024 NBA Finals as the underdog, but no one who calls themselves a basketball analyst would have counted them out against the Boston Celtics. However, from the get-go, it was apparent that the Celtics posed a ton of matchup issues that the Mavericks hadn’t yet […]

Kristaps Porzingis can’t catch a break with injuries. After suffering a calf injury in Game 4 of the Boston Celtics’ first-round series against the Miami Heat, Porzingis missed 10 straight games. He had to watch the Celtics clinch their trip to the NBA Finals while sitting on the bench. Although he played in the first […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks now trail the Boston Celtics 0-3 in the NBA Finals after dropping Game 3 by a final score of 106-99. Dallas is not prepared to give up, though. Kyrie Irving discussed the Mavericks’ mindset heading into Game 4 and explained what they need to do while using an attention-catching “metaphor.” […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been impressive throughout their run to the 2024 NBA Finals; they handily took care of the Kawhi Leonard-less Los Angeles Clippers, outmuscled the youthful Oklahoma City Thunder, and rendered the top-ranked defense of the Minnesota Timberwolves helpless. However, Luka Doncic and company have run into a major problem in the Boston […]

The Dallas Mavericks fell short once again in Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals, with their 106-99 loss putting them in a 3-0 series hole ahead of Game 4. But for a point in time in Game 3, the Mavericks made a spirited rally from a 21-point deficit, and a clip of former Mavs […]

The Boston Celtics moved within a win of their 18th NBA championship with a 106-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. But during the game, Joel Embiid chimed in on the ongoing Finals series, going back to his roots of trolling on social media, but with the Milwaukee Bucks […]

The Boston Celtics came away with a 106-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, and the Mavericks made a late run to almost steal the game in the waning minutes, which prompted a funny response from Derrick White after the […]

The Boston Celtics moved one game away from winning the 2024 NBA Finals with a 106-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 3 on Wednesday night, and while things got a bit hectic in the fourth quarter, a win in the Finals is a win in the Finals. The C’s did what they had […]

DALLAS — Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have been through a lot together. They’ve shared failures, successes, and a bond as teammates for several years. After Boston’s 106-99 win in Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals over the Dallas Mavericks, Tatum made sure he found Brown at center court. Jayson Tatum […]

The Boston Celtics and their fans can smell banner no. 18. Boston supporters can start picturing that banner on the rafters, with Jayson Tatum and company now up in the 2024 NBA Finals, 3-0. History is very much on the side for Boston, as no other team in the league’s history has ever returned from […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic fouled out with over four minutes remaining in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Dallas cut the deficit down to three points before ultimately losing 106-99. One can only wonder how the outcome may have changed had the Mavs superstar not fouled out. Luka wasn’t pleased about the situation to say […]

The Boston Celtics are well on their way to hanging the 18th banner on the TD Garden rafters after they survived a late Dallas Mavericks onslaught to take a 106-99 victory. They are now leading the 2024 NBA Finals, 3-0, and the Celtics fans are smelling blood in the water as they have the Mavericks […]

It did not sit well with Dallas Mavericks fans that they lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals. They flocked to American Airlines Center and made it as loud as possible. Those momentum-shifting plays early on by Jason Kidd’s squad got them all riled up. However, the clutch was not too kind to them against […]

The Boston Celtics staved off a furious rally from the Dallas Mavericks to win Game 3 of the NBA Finals 106-99 and take a 3-0 series lead. That’s the first time the Celtics have been up 3-0 in the NBA Finals in a long time, per NBC Sports Celtics statistician Dick Lipe: “Boston, for the […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks jumped out to an early lead before ultimately falling behind by 21 points in the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Dallas made things interesting in the fourth quarter, but the Mavs ultimately lost 106-99. Luka Doncic, who fouled out with over four minutes remaining in the […]

The Boston Celtics survived a furious late-game comeback Wednesday night as Luka Doncic could only watch from the bench, holding on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-99 at American Airlines Center. Joe Mazzulla’s team now leads the NBA Finals 3-0, a massive advantage from which no team in league history has ever recovered. Jaylen Brown […]

Joe Mazzulla noted that composure is what leads to these Boston Celtics games in the NBA Finals. Surely enough, those UFC videos that the head honcho showed before Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks paid off. There was no Kristaps Porzingis for them but Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Jrue Holiday all showed […]

The Boston Celtics knocked off the Dallas Mavericks in exciting fashion for Celtics fans Wednesday night, pushing their NBA Finals lead to 3-0 on the road in Dallas. In response, Celtics legend Paul Pierce appears ready to celebrate what would be the Celtics’ NBA record 18th championship. Celtics fans aren’t out of the woods yet […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals knowing what was at stake. They were looking to avoid going down 3-0, which would basically be a death sentence for their title hopes. Being at home, they had the advantage of being in friendly confines, giving them a golden opportunity to make it […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks entered Wednesday’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals trailing the Boston Celtics 0-2. However, both head coaches took some time before the game to share stories about NBA legend Jerry West after “the Logo” passed away on Wednesday. “The Logo, Jerry was a gentleman to everyone,” Kidd said. “He was […]

The Boston Celtics are preparing for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, and they’ll be without big man Kristaps Porzingis due to his relatively rare injury. Now, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, there is a real fear that the Celtics could be without Porzingis for the remainder of the NBA […]

Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis has been officially ruled out for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks due to the “rare” injury he suffered in Game 2. For those who missed it, Porzingis sustained a torn medial retinaculum, which caused a dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left […]

Success usually comes at a cost, and that’s certainly the case for the 2023-24 Boston Celtics. Due to the new CBA rules, keeping multiple star players requires financial finesse. It helps that the C’s drafted stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown several years ago, yet they’ll still likely land in the second luxury tax apron […]