Jun 9, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) blocks the shot of Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the third quarter in game two of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
NBA: Finals-Dallas Mavericks at Boston Celtics
(Boston, MA) — The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks Sunday night, and with the win they take a 2-0 lead in the best of seven NBA finals. Jrue Holiday led the Celtics to victory with 26 points, while Jaylen Brown scored 21, and Jayson Tatum scoring 18. For the Mavs, Luka Dončić had a game-high 32 points to lead, finishing with 11 assists and 11 rebounds for a triple-double. Dončić was listed as probable Sunday morning with a sprained right knee and left ankle soreness, but was downgraded to questionable in the afternoon with a bruised chest thanks to a chest contusion he suffered in Game 1, but he was cleared to play after going through his pregame warmup routine.
The series now shifts to Dallas for Game 3 on Wednesday.
