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Mavericks' movement stymied by Celtics' defense in Game 1 loss

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BOSTON -- On the Dallas Mavericks' fourth possession, superstar guard Luka Doncic tossed a look-ahead pass to P.J. Washington that led to a dunk. It was Doncic's lone assist of Game 1.

Dallas' entire team had a total of only nine assists in the 107-89 loss Thursday to the Boston Celtics.

Not coincidentally, the Mavs had their lowest-scoring outing of this postseason in the NBA Finals opener.

"We've got to move the ball," Mavs coach Jason Kidd said. "The ball just stuck too much.