BOSTON — Derrick Jones Jr. was ready to lift off Thursday night and switch all of TD Garden into airplane mode. He planted the right toe of his highlighter orange sneaker on the charge circle, then caught Luka Donu010diu0107’s lob with two hands. These have been the dimes Donu010diu0107 tossed above the Western Conference playoff bracket that Dallas conquered to reach these NBA Finals. Here was another poster as part of another herculean Mavericks comeback. Until Jaylen Brown said otherwise.
The Celtics’ All-Star forward had been lurking along the baseline, shading his coverage toward Maxi Kleber, who was parked in the left corner.