Heading into Wednesday night's Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Finals, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves in an unenviable position down 2-0 to the Boston Celtics.
Game 3 on Wednesday will provide Dallas the comforts of home, but the Mavericks face an uphill climb with NBA history working against them as they look to make this a series. Per ESPN, teams that take a 2-0 lead in the Finals have a 31-5 (86.1%) record.
With Kristaps Porziu0146u0123is' "rare" injury holding him out of Game 3, the Mavericks may have some hope, but Luka Donu010diu0107 and Kyrie Irving will need some support in the scoring department.