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• Boston wins Game 1

• Next game is on Sunday

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Games of the day

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

Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, Kristaps Porzingis added 20 in his first game in more than a month and the Boston Celtics bulldozed the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Derrick White finished with 15 points for Boston, which led by 29 points in the first half in a start to its attempt for an 18th NBA title. The Mavericks led by one midway through the first quarter. The Celtics responded by outscoring them 44-16 to make it 58-29 in the second. Dallas cut the deficit to eight points in the third quarter, but Boston quickly pulled away again. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 30 points. P.J. Washington added 14 points and eight rebounds. But Dallas couldn’t find offensive consistency beyond that, totaling just nine assists on its 35 field goals for the game. Game 2 is Sunday in Boston.

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NBA Finals Matchup

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

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.

Prediction: Mavs in 7

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Overtime Thoughts