dallas still alive in the nba final. The local Mavericks destroyed Celtics by an expressive 122-84 in the fourth game of the series, which now leads 3-1 with the clear option of closing at home, on Monday, at 8:30 p.m. in Chile.
The Texas quintet did not want to be swept and was responsible for putting intensity in that first quarter. It was not only the personalism of Luka Doncic, who played the most for the team, without so many complaints to the judges. But also the energy of Dereck Lively, the defense of Derrick Jones and the quality of Kyrie Irving.
The Mavericks team closed the ring to the Massachusetts cast who, in those first 12 minutes, could only make a third of their shots. On the other hand, the attacking rotations worked perfectly. The local team went on a 15-3 run in the middle of the quarter and finished with the same insistence to round out a 34-21 run..
Intensity and sense of urgency that Dallas conveyed at the beginning of the second In less than six minutes he had already achieved an 11-3 run that allowed him to lead by 20 points, with a score of 45-25.
Forcefulness that even increased in the second half of the quarter, when Mavericks cemented the victory after tfinish the first half with an expressive score of 61-35 with incredible numbers: 66.7% from the field, against 29% for the visitors.
But The bleeding did not stop in the second half. The Texan quintet maintained the same intensity and left the Eastern Conference champion without answers, whom they surpassed in all facets of the game.
Although the franchise Boston managed to stay a little closer in the third quarterfinally lost by six points in the third quarter (31-25), to achieve a score of 92-60 before the final quarter.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla saw enough and decided to take out all the starters for the final act. Mavericks coach Jason Kidd did the same.. They both went to the back of the bench so that The game ended 122-84 in favor of Dallas.
Despite the victory, the series result is 3-1 for the Massachusetts teamwho has the opportunity to take a new crown next Monday, when they host Dallas in Boston, at 8:30 p.m. in Chile.
