Finals G2 Preview: Kidd's Divisive Double Tanhua Was Seen Through The Mavericks Fight the Green Army Again to Win Back a City

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2024-06-09 15:42Posted in Fujian Sports Creators

On June 10, Beijing time, the NBA Finals will usher in the G2 game, the Mavericks, who fell behind 0-1 in aggregate, will play the Celtics again away, striving to make the total score 1-1. So far in the playoffs this season, the Mavericks have never suffered a losing streak, and the Eastern European combination is once again challenging for the first place in the league.

8:00: Mavericks vs. Celtics

The Mavericks are currently trailing the Celtics 1-0 on aggregate, and G2 will continue at the Green Army's home court. G1 Celtics beat the Mavericks 107-89 at home. In the regular season this season, the Mavericks are 50-32 and 25-16 on the road; The Celtics are 64-18 and 37-4 at home. So far in the playoffs, the Mavericks are 7-3 on the road and the Celtics are 7-2 at home.

In the last game, the Celtics had already led by 17 points at the end of the first quarter and led by as many as 29 points in the first half, and Porzingis returned to make a meritorious return, scoring 18 points at halftime. In the second half, the Mavericks closed the deficit but could not pose a threat, and the Green Army eventually won by 18 points.

The Mavericks' Doncic had 30 points and 10 rebounds, but only one assist, a playoff career low. Irving had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-19 shooting from the field and 0-of-5 from three-point range, while Washington had 14 points and eight rebounds. The Celtics' Brown had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks, Porzingis had 20 points and 6 rebounds, Tatum had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, White had 15 points and 5 assists, and Holiday had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

One of the most talked-about things before the G2 Finals was Kidd's interview saying that Brown was the best player for the Celtics. It seems that Kidd wants to fight a psychological war with the Celtics to drive a wedge between Brown and Tatum, but the Green Army seems to have seen everything through.

"We understand that people are trying to sow discord between us," Tatum responded to Kidd's remarks, "and we've been in this situation for years, and there's always been people trying to divide us, saying that one of us deserves to be traded, or that one is better than the other." This isn't the first time we've encountered this kind of thing. ”

If the Mavericks want to avoid repeating the mistakes of G1, psychological warfare alone is not enough. They need the Eastern European duo to play better, especially with Irving stepping up. He was taunted by Boston fans for almost the entire night in G1 and ended up losing 11 straight against the Greens.

"We have to calm down and adjust a little bit and be aware of the environment we're in," Owen said, "and we're going to be very tough and we're going to be very intense. Some things will be punished, some things won't. We gained experience in the first game and are looking forward to playing better in the second game. ”

Much of the Mavericks' struggles are due to a lack of ball movement, with the Mavericks G1 totaling just nine assists, the lowest number of assists per game of any team this season. Kidd wants the team to have a more fluid offensive performance in Game 2.

"I think we have too many one-on-one singles, we have to run, we have to get the ball moving, we have to have more players touch the ball," Kidd said, "We were a little bit of a stop in the last game, it's not our style of play, so we have to play better in G2." ”

Injury report: The Mavericks' Doncic is likely to play (right knee sprain, left ankle soreness), and the Celtics are fully healthy.

ESPN Prediction Win Percentage: Mavericks 33.5%, Celtics 66.5%

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