MAVS Ran completely dry IN LOSING TO CELTICS, 138-110

MAVS Ran completely dry IN LOSING TO CELTICS, 138-110

Explain

In an instant, forward P.J. Washington was launching a three-pointer while attempting to put the Dallas Nonconformists up by one on the Boston Celtics with more than five minutes remaining in the second before the final quarter. A millisecond later, the Celtics were ahead by 21 and headed for a 138-110 victory Friday night at TD Garden.

A burst of three-pointers by the Celtics, coupled with a lot of missed shots in key minutes by Dallas, took on the Mavs in a game that tried to see how well they could perform against one of the NBA's top teams. Can. Ultimately, the Celtics improved to 47-12 overall and 28-3 at home, while anyone watching extensively on ESPN learned why they are the most productive group in the NBA.

Luka “This is the best group in the NBA,” Mavs point monitor Luka Doncic said, drawing the Celtics. "I think we played perfect for 3/4, although it is difficult to win here, especially against this group so far."

The turning point for the Mavs came when they were trailing 81–79, and – interestingly, having a chance to lead the pack starting in the key quarter – Washington missed a three pointer. From that point, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum drained consecutive three-pointers and Boston was on track.

Previous Mavs focus Kristaps Porzingis made two consecutive loops. A contested layup by Al Horford and set back three-pointers by Cain and Tatum narrowed Boston's lead to 102–90 after 3/4.

Moments later, the dam broke when Derrick White, Peyton Pritchard and Horford covered three-pointers as the Celtics lead increased to 127–103 with 3:55 remaining.

In this gauge game for Dallas, the Mavs missed the mark and finish this four-game excursion 1-3, while normally 34-36, heading into Sunday's early afternoon game at American Aircraft Community against the Philadelphia 76ers. Lost to.

"They don't overreact," Kidd said of the Celtics. "There is no pressure. They will continue to play the way they play, share the ball. Lively," he said.

“It is extremely unusual to see a group with five shooters in this association.”

“They're an amazing group,” said Mavs tenderfoot focus Derek Enthusiast II, who finished with 15 focuses and two takes. “I absolutely believe that a Niner can shoot threes.

We definitely tried as hard as we could to see how many threes they had. We tried to make their threes as tough as we could realistically expect."

Past Mavs Porzingis got things moving on the right track for the Celtics by making 13 of his 24 makes in the opening quarter, including four three-pointers.

“Defensively, he can alter shots or make blocks, and he can also rebound.

Luca "And he plays with another giant. It's a phenomenal pickup and he's had a great season for them."

Tatum entered Friday ranked seventh in the association in scoring with 27 points per challenge, although only made a few tosses in the first quarter.

From that point, Tatum started cooking with 30 of his 32 passes in the final 3/4. Furthermore, with Brown adding 25 points, seven bounce backs and five assists, the Celtics sank into a depression and the Mavs could not take advantage of the open doors that were presented to them.

“They're generally an excellent group,” Kidd said. "They made 10 threes in the half. I thought we improved from the last quarter in the second. However, if you don't make the most of two or three things, they can hurt you, and that's what Which he did in the fourth.

"It wasn't the game we wanted, but we still learned some important things about ourselves. We got some things we needed to focus on, but it's still going in the right direction. Kyrie, we're more concerned with the score than we were naturally." Closer than that, I guess, although again, if they make a mistake you've got to get used to it and we didn't do that."

Doncic continued to show his flashes as he collected his next straight triple-double, his twelfth of the time and the 68th of his famous lifetime. Doncic finished with 37 points, 12 bounce backs and 11 assists and was 14 of 25 from the field.

Kyrie Irving made 19 threes for the Mavs and was only 9 of 23 from the field. Additionally, the Mavs got support from Washington (17 threes, seven bounce backs).

Still, it wasn't enough as the Celtics brought too much intensity for the Mavs to survive.

“I think we played great ball for the 3/4,” Doncic said. "He made 21 threes."

What's more, those threes were back-breakers, especially when the Mavs played strong.

The End