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! In the first half, Holiday had 17 points and 4 rebounds, and Doncic had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the third quarter, Gafford scored 2 points on the inside Poplight dunk, Washington hit 2 points, and the Mavericks scored 4 points in a row to surpass the Celtics 55:54. Not to be outdone, Tatum fought back 2+1 against the confrontation, Gafford continued to attack the basket and scored 2 points, Holiday strode to the basket and hit 2 points, bald White scored 3 points with a sword from the outside, and the Celtics once again surpassed by 5 points at 62:57. The two sides fell into a scuffle, and the Celtics continued to lead the Mavericks by 9 points at 83:74 in the third quarter!
The fourth quarter came to the tiebreaker! Washington scored 2 points under the basket, Jalen Brown scored 2 points. Brown flew to split and dunk back for 2 points, Gafford unceremoniously came back and scored 2 points for a layup, and Tatum only knew how to bend the bow and shoot the eagle eagle to score 3 points, which was very domineering! The Celtics led by 10 points at 88-78. Gafford made two free throws to add 1 point, the bald White shot a 2-point shot, and Gafford continued to eat cake inside to score another 2 points, and the two sides were passionate in the final quarter! In the end, the fierce battle was over, and the Celtics defeated the Mavericks 105:98 at home, winning two consecutive victories and taking a 2-0 lead in the finals series!