Beijing time on June 10th, the Finals G2 officially started. Doncic played 20 minutes in the first half and scored 23 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 9 of 13 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and Tatum scored like crazy in military training. Tatum made 2 of 10 in the half and 0 of 3 three-pointers, scoring 5 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds.
In the first game of the finals, Doncic scored 30 points and 10 rebounds but still suffered a disastrous defeat. He fell behind by up to 29 points and gave up the game 5 minutes early in the final quarter; after two days of rest, the second game officially started.
Doncic suffered a right knee sprain, left ankle soreness and chest contusion but continued to play with injuries. Luka started scoring mode early, training Tatum many times and scoring free throws. He played 9 minutes and 40 seconds in the first quarter. He scored 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5 of 7 shots. During this period, Doncic's hand was scratched and his shirt was stained with blood; Tatum made 0 of 4 shots in the first quarter and failed to score a point.
In the second quarter, Doncic continued to score points. Faced with Pritchard's hard pull, Brown's fadeaway hit and a three-pointer, Luka took up the team's offensive banner and led the team to a 6-point lead. Mavericks misfired again, and were defeated by Celtics with a 9-0 counterattack climax. After Josh Green scored to stop the bleeding, Doncic passed the back pass to assist Jones and Jones counterattacked 2+1.
Doncic scored 20 points early. The broadcaster interjected that Doncic averaged 34.3 points per game in the next game after losing in the playoffs. Such data surpassed Jordan and ranked first in history (played in at least 10 games).
In the last 4 minutes of the first half, the two teams were in a stalemate. Doncic assisted Jones Jr. for an alley-oop dunk and another three-pointer with the help of a pick-and-roll. The Greens responded with a score. After halftime, the Mavericks were 51-54 behind by 3 points; During the break, Doncic, Tatum and others left the court with serious expressions.
