The Dallas Mavericks might still be down 3-1, but they made a very convincing argument to not count them out of the NBA Finals on Friday.
Over the course of 48 minutes, the Mavericks delivered one of the most unholy beatdowns in NBA playoff history with a 122-84 win over the Celtics, emphatically forcing a Game 5 in Boston on Monday at 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC).
The Celtics might have three tries to put away Dallas, but they have clearly have plenty to figure out if they want to celebrate an NBA record 18th championship.