After a 107-89 victory in Game 1 behind a big return to the lineup from Kristaps Porzingis and a balanced scoring effort, the Boston Celtics have their sights set on a 2-0 NBA Finals lead over the Dallas Mavericks. .
Luka Doncic, who was listed as questionable heading into tonight’s Game 2, was the leading scorer in the first game of the series with 30 points but had just one assist and Kyrie Irving was just 6-of-16 shooting in a dismal offensive effort for Dallas. Aside from the flurry of action at the end of the half, when Dallas cut what was once a 29-point lead to single digits, the Celtics controlled the game on both ends and had six players in double figures.
Teams that win Game 1 of the NBA Finals will win the series 70% of the time, and the Celtics will look to move one step closer to adding an 18th flag to the TD Garden rafters, while the Mavericks can still steal home court advantage with a win in Game 2 tonight.
Follow Yahoo Sports’ NBA experts Jason Fischer, Vincent Goodwill and Ben Rohrbach as they play Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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