At 8:00 a.m. on June 10, Beijing time, the NBA 2023-2024 Finals G2 kicked off, and the Celtics hosted the Mavericks. Brown, Tatum, Horford, and Porzingis are still off the bench today; The Mavericks' starting lineup is Doncic, Irving, Jones, Washington, and Gafford
At the beginning of the first quarter, Doncic hit 2 points from his back, Holiday hit 2 points under the basket easily, Irving scored 2 points on a dream European step through layup, and Washington hit a 3-point shot from a distance, and the Mavericks led 7:2 at the beginning! Veteran Horford Taishan pressed the top and added 2 points, Doncic hit 2 points in horseback archery, Holiday hit 2 points, Doncic hit 2 points in mid-range, Irving came back for 2 points in the long run, and the two sides chased me and killed each other, and at the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led the Celtics by 3 points at 28:25, Doncic had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Porzingis had 8 points and 2 rebounds, and Tatum had 0 points.
The fight continued in the second quarter, the bald White scored 2 points under the fast break basket, Doncic came back and hit 2 points from mid-range, Jalen. Brown received the ball inside and smashed into the basket to score 2 points, Doncic came up and hit a 3-point shot from a long distance, and the Mavericks continued to lead 33:29! Doncic scored 2 points again with a small pull-up, Tatum hit a step-back jumper for 2 points, Porzingis hit a 2-point hook shot inside, and the bald White shot a 3-point shot from a distance of 100 steps into the net, and the Celtics chased it to 36:35 to overtake by 1 point. The two sides fell into offensive mode, and the Celtics beat the Mavericks by 3 points at 54:51 in the second quarter!
Statistics of both sides at the end of the first half -
Celtics:
Porzingis had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, Tatum had 5 points, 3 assists and 8 assists, Brown had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal, Holiday had 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, White had 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, and Horford had 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Mavericks:
Doncic had 23 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Irving had 10 points and 3 assists, and Josh. Green had 4 points and 1 rebound, Jones had 7 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal, Lively had 0 points and 6 rebounds, Washington had 5 points and 2 rebounds, and Gafford had 2 points and 2 rebounds.