Beijing time on June 15th, nba finals g4 Celtics played away against Mavericks . Before the game, the score was 3-0. The Mavericks had no retreat. Can they get back a win today? expect. The Greens starting lineup: Holiday + White + Jaylen Brown + Tatum + Horford, the Mavericks starting lineup: Doncic + Irving + Jones + Washington + Gafford.
Irving and Doncic scored consecutively at the beginning. Brown made a layup and Tatum scored a three-pointer. The two sides played fiercely. Tatum made a foul and Doncic made a mid-range shot. Brown and Doncic scored each other's layups. The Greens were not accurate on the outside. Brown and White made all three-pointers, while the Mavericks made more mistakes. After Irving's throw, the Mavericks led by 1 point. Tatum went ahead with a layup. Lively actually made a three-pointer. Mann responded with 2+1, but Doncic and Jones led the team to widen the point difference. The Green Army lost a lot of rebounds. As Irving succeeded in a jump shot, Doncic made another layup, and the point difference reached 11 points. Tatum A layup stopped the bleeding, Doncic made one of two free throws, Tatum made a throw, Green made a dunk, White and Irving soared three-pointers, Washington also scored a three-pointer, Jones and Tatum had a quarrel and were separated in time, 21 in a single quarter. -34 The Green Army fell behind by 13 points.
The Green Army had 6 rebounds in the first quarter and the Mavericks had 16. In the second quarter, Exum picked up a basket, and then he hit a three-pointer but missed the line. Afterwards, both sides' shooting percentages were not high, and they continued to hit the iron. Brown made a foul, and Exum fired from the outside. Brown responded with the same three-pointer, and Gafford made a free throw. , Doncic made another 2+1, the point difference was 18 points, the Green Army was a little stunned, White missed three three-pointers, Doncic could still make a jumper, the point difference was 20 points, Doncic continued to make 2+1 , Irving made a layup, the point difference was 25 points, Hauser stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, Doncic made a jumper, and Horford made a three-pointer in timeout. The Greens counterattacked tenaciously, but the point difference did not narrow. No matter how hard they shot from the outside, Brown also fouled 3 times. Leiber made both free throws, Holiday finally made a three-pointer, and Kleiber responded with a three-pointer. At halftime, the Greens 35-61 the Mavericks.
halftime data, Doncic 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Irving 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Washington 3 points and 2 rebounds, Jones 2 points and 2 rebounds, Gafford 1 point and 4 rebounds, Kleiber 5 points and 2 rebounds , Lively had 6 points and 9 rebounds, Exum had 5 points, and Green had 3 points and 3 rebounds. For the Green Army, Tatum had 15 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, Brown had 8 points and 1 rebound, White had 3 points and 3 rebounds, Holiday had 3 points and 2 assists, Tillman had 3 points, and Hauser had 3 points.
Change sides and fight again. At the beginning, Gafford made consecutive fouls. Horford hit a three-pointer. Gafford dunked on a pie. Then he blocked Tatum and Brown in succession. Washington scored three points and Tatum committed 4 early fouls. After being replaced, the score difference was 32 points. Hauser made a mid-range shot, and Jones fired from the outside. The score difference was 33 points. The Green Army lost rebounds in various ways, and they were not accurate from the outside. Holiday and White scored successively to lead the team's counterattack, but Nai He was alone. Someone always responded, Holiday succeeded in a throw, Irving made a layup, Holiday hit another three-pointer, Irving still responded with a jump shot, Lively dunked continuously, at this time the Green Army had withdrawn all its main players, and the game was official Entering garbage time, the Mavericks also started to replace the substitutes. Hauser scored a three-pointer, Exum made a three-pointer, and Pucharid did not make a three-pointer. At the end of the three quarters, the Green Army 60-92 the Mavericks.
At the beginning of the last quarter, both sides were playing with substitute lineups. Unexpectedly, the Mavericks continued to expand the point difference. Hardaway suddenly broke out and hit 5 three-pointers in a row. Hardy also hit a three-pointer, with a point difference of 48 points. Then Miha Ilyuk hit a three-pointer to help the Greens stop the bleeding. The camera showed the Greens bench many times. Tatum and Brown had serious expressions. Holiday lowered his head and remained silent. Horford was very calm. It's hard to say whether the Greens let go today. After all, they lost. Too many, and in the end the Green Army lost to the Mavericks 84-122.
The Mavericks finally won. After this game, the trend of the finals changed dramatically. The big score of the series came to 1-3. Looking at the whole game, the Mavericks showed great aggression from the beginning, every round. It was very hard, even Lively could hit a three-pointer. On the other hand, the Green Army felt that they played a little laxly, made frequent mistakes, were inaccurate from outside, and couldn't grab the rebounds from the Mavericks. Maybe the Green Army really wants to come back. Let’s win the championship at home, but they still underestimated the Lone Ranger’s fighting spirit.
Although they lost three games in a row before, the Mavericks did not want to give up. The Green Army was somewhat inadequate in responding. Another point I have to mention is that the whistle was biased towards the Mavericks today, and Tatum was ignored by thugs in several rounds. In terms of statistics, Doncic scored 29 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals on 12-of-26 shooting, including 13 points in the first quarter. According to statistics, Doncic has scored in double figures in a single quarter 20 times in this year's playoffs, ranking highest in the league. First.
Irving played well with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, ending the 13-game losing streak against the Greens. Eastern Europe broke out, and the Greens failed to defend a single one. Washington had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 turnovers, Jones had 5 points and 2 rebounds, Gafford had 7 points and 4 rebounds, and Lively had 11 points and 12 rebounds. He hit a three-pointer in the first quarter. According to NBA big data statistics, Lively (20 years and 124 days old) became the youngest player in NBA history to hit a three-pointer in the Finals. Hardaway Jr. had 15 points and 3 rebounds.
In addition to Eastern Europe, the Mavericks' role players also performed well today, which is an important reason for their victory. Although there has never been a comeback after falling behind 0-3, it does not mean that it will not happen in the future. After winning G4, the Mavericks' confidence increased greatly, and the suspense of the finals returned.
Green Army data: Tatum contributed 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks on 4 of 10 shots. Jaylen Brown had 10 points and 1 rebound. His performance was poor. Holiday had 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 turnovers. He was beaten by Doncic. , White had 6 points and 4 rebounds, Horford did not play well with 3 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Houser had 14 points and 4 rebounds, and Puchalid had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. With a big score of 3-1, the Mavericks seem to have found a way to defeat the Green Army, which is to increase the aggression of Eastern Europe at the basket. The Green Army should be careful. Of course, it is not ruled out that the Green Army is suspected of letting loose today. Who noticed Irving after the game? What about his actions? He and Doncic hugged and celebrated. G5 will be held on June 18th, Beijing time. We will wait and see whether the Green Army can win the championship.
