The Boston Celtics moved to within one win of clinching the franchise’s NBA-high 18th championship Wednesday night with a 106-99 triumph over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.
The Mavs were hampered by the fact that their best player, Luka Doncic, fouled out with 4:12 left in the game and the Mavs only behind, 93-90. That automatic ejection by Doncic was the kiss of death for the Mavs and was just the third time he has ever fouled out in a regular season or a playoff game, and the first time he’s fouled out since Oct.