On Thursday evening, Kristaps Porzingis made his NBA Finals debut. The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 107-89, and Porzingis came off the bench to put up 20 points, six rebounds and three blocks while shooting 8/13 from the field and 2/4 from the three-point range in 21 mintues of playing time.
He was a menace on both ends in the Celtics’ Game 1 win. If you’ve watched Sam Hauser enough, watched the Celtics enough and watched basketball enough, you just knew the second that shot left Hauser’s hands that it was absolute money.
The Boston Celtics put on an excellent defensive display in their Game 1 win in the 2024 NBA Finals on Thursday, as they held the Dallas Mavericks to only 89 points while scoring 107 on the other end.
On Thursday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks (at home) in Game 1 of the NBA Finals by a score of 107-89. The Celtics played a fantastic game and had six players score in double-digits.
On Thursday evening, the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals by a score of 107-89. Al Horford finished the game with ten points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks while shooting 4/8 from the field and 2/5 from the three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.
With only two teams and one series left to decide the NBA Random Thoughts this week are focused on the NBA Finals Celtics v Mavericks! Watching the Boston Celtics in the playoffs thus far it has become apparent that Jaylen Brown has been their best player.
The Celtics set the tone for the NBA Finals by landing a haymaker in Game 1 on Thursday. There were no signs of rust from Kristaps Porzingis, who came off the bench in his return from a 38-day absence caused by a soleus strain in his right calf.
BOSTON, MA — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis waited his entire career to be on a championship contender. But due to an untimely calf strain in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, he had to watch his teammates battle it out in the Eastern Conference Finals without him.
Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce couldn’t help but call out and troll the doubters after the Beantown team took down the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night.
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The Boston Celtics' 107-89 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night highlighted the maturity and growth of Jayson Tatum as a player.
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Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was clearly ready for the NBA Finals, as he put forth an outstanding performance in the Celtics’ Game 1 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Oregon basketball star Payton Pritchard is another game closer to an NBA Championship. The Boston Celtics took Game 1 of the NBA Finals in TD Garden over the Dallas Mavericks Thursday.
Kristaps Porzingis felt a tweak and slowly headed towards the locker room behind the Boston Celtics’ bench at Kaseya Center in Miami. He seemed as if he was ready to rip his jersey as he processed the anguish of another postseason injury.
Boston has been here before. They made it to the 2022 NBA Finals before falling short against the Warriors. Derrick White believes that experience will help the Celtics.
After over more than a week of waiting, the pinnacle of the NBA is finally here. And in the first game, a familiar dominant team set the record straight and set the tone that could potentially dictate the series’ pace.
The Boston Celtics, one of the most famous franchises in the NBA, paid a heartfelt tribute to NBA legend and 1986 champion Bill Walton before Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
The Boston Celtics dominated in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals, achieving a 107-89 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. As a result of the victory, the Celtics took a 1-0 series victory, which, based on historical data, provides them a 70.1 percent chance of winning the series.
The Celtics have won 20 games by a margin of 25 or more points this season (playoffs included), setting a single-season NBA record for most such victories. Let that sink in.
Everything went right for the Celtics in the first half. Everything went wrong for the Mavericks. And that pretty much sums up Boston’s 107-89 home victory in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.
Former collegiate star and NBA guard Delonte West is expected to be arraigned Friday morning after his arrest in Fairfax County, Va., early Thursday on multiple misdemeanor charges, according to media reports.
The Boston Celtics found a fitting way to honor the late Bill Walton before Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals.
During his three healthy games at the start of the postseason, Porzingis averaged 30.5 minutes per game after logging 29.6 MPG across 57 regular season contests.
Former NBA player Delonte West has been arrested once again, and some troubling details have emerged from the latest incident. West was arrested early Thursday morning in Fairfax County, Va., and charged with two misdemeanors — violating conditions of his release and resisting arrest.
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