The Boston Celtics defended home court and takes a 2-0 lead to Dallas. Although it was a poor shooting night from beyond the arc for the Celtics, the Dallas Mavericks couldn’t take advantage of the poor shooting.
In the first quarter, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving started the game out strong, combining for 10 of the Mavs first 13 points to give them an early 13-6 lead forcing Joe Mazzulla to call a timeout.
The Celtics defense helped get the energy back in the game and it was fueled by Jaylen Brown’s big slam off of a Mavs turnover.