The Dallas Mavericks avoided a sweep in the NBA Finals by beating the Boston Celtics in Game 4 by a score of 122-84. The pupils of Jason Kidd They dominated the game from start to finish and after the match the coach criticized the Western Conference champions for being overconfident. The Mavs took a 13-point lead in the first quarter and at halftime they won the game by 26 points; Even the Celtics were down 48 points on the scoreboard.
“Our team was ready to play, they were ready to celebrateKidd said. “We were desperate, we must continue playing like this, understand that they are trying to finish the job. The most complicated thing in this league is finishing the job when you have (as a rival) a group that has nothing to lose.”
Dallas showed more intensity than Boston from the first quarter by dominating the boards and constantly attacking the paint. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving had an excellent performance, contributing 29 and 21 points, respectively. Dereck Lively had 12 rebounds, in addition to adding 11 points, and seven of them were on the offensive end so the Mavs had extra possessions. Tim Hardaway Jr., who had been on a hot streak during the playoffs, shined with five 3-pointers off the bench.
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Joe Mazzulla praises the Mavericks
The Boston Celtics coach praised his rivals by saying that they had a great performance and that It was more of their merit than a poor performance by their players..
“I have to give credit to Dallas for how well they played,” Mazzulla said. “It was less about us and more about how they played, they played well, they played hard. “We have to be more disciplined in how we defend and how we attack.”
Dallas dominated the interior of Boston’s defense by scoring 60 points. In addition, thanks to the rebounds of Lively and company, they were able to add 16 points on second chances.
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