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• Boston wins Game 3

• Next game is on Friday

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Games of the day

Last Night’s Top Games! (link to the box scores of the game(s) from yesterday)

Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown had 30 and the Boston Celtics held off a late Dallas rally to reach the brink of a championship with a 106-99 victory over the Mavericks for a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Boston improved to 10-1 in these playoffs without Kristaps Porzingis after he was ruled out before the game because of a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg sustained in Game 2. The Mavs almost pulled off a crazy comeback to avoid the 0-3 deficit, but it wasn’t enough. Boston led 91-70 early in the fourth quarter before Dallas answered with a 22-2 spurt to get within a point with 3 1/2 minutes remaining. Luka fouled out with 4 minutes left though, and without him Kyrie couldn’t bring the Mavs to a win. Game 4 is on Friday.

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NBA Finals Matchup

(1) Boston vs (5) Dallas: Series is 2-0

Dallas has the best player in the series, but Boston has the overall better team. Luka and Kyrie have to play at their absolute best to give Dallas a chance.

(Game 1) Boston was on fire from 3 point range, and at one point in the first half doubled the Mavs up, 58-29. Dallas brought it to within 8, but the Celtics pulled away again.

(Game 2) Luka had his 7th triple double of the playoffs, but Kyrie struggled again, his second straight game of less than 20 points. The Celtics won this game by committee, with 5 of the 8 guys to play scoring in double digits. The Mavs could’ve pulled to within 3 in the final seconds, but the refs missed a crucial call on a PJ Washington dunk attempt.

(Game 3) Kyrie finally found his groove, but it wasn’t enough to take down the duo of Jayson and Jaylen. Boston takes a 3-0 series lead, which no team in playoff or Finals history has ever lost.

Prediction: Mavs in 7

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