On June 18th, Beijing time, the NBA Finals G5 officially started. Celtics returned to their home court to face Mavericks . The Celtics failed to complete the sweep in the last game. This time the Celtics returned to their home court with great momentum and took the initiative early on. However, the Mavericks role players began to play. In the end, the Celtics once again widened the point difference. Hauser Three-pointers were hit one after another, and finally Pritchard hit a super long three-pointer. The Green Army led the Mavericks 67-46 in the first half.
The two teams still made no adjustments in this game. Holiday came up and scored consecutive points, and Horford scored three points to take a 9-2 lead. Doncic scored 2+1 to stop the bleeding, Brown broke through and scored, Green scored a three-pointer, White immediately responded, Lively dunked, and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war. Tatum broke through and scored, Exum made a three-pointer, but then the Mavericks suddenly misfired, Brown dunked, Hauser made a three-pointer, Brown and Tatum continued to score points, a wave of 9-0 offensive , leading 28-18 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Jones broke through to stop the bleeding, Hauser made another three-pointer, Brown also found the three-point touch, and Porzingis scored inside to take a 36-22 lead. Kleber scored inside, Irving grabbed a three-pointer, Holiday immediately responded, Jones Jr. also scored a three-pointer, Tatum scored 2+1, and he celebrated with a roar. Then the Lone Ranger continuously attacked the inside to score points, and Jones Jr. scored from the basket, chasing the score to 39-48. After that, the Mavericks' offense failed to continue, and the Celtics once again took the initiative on the court. Tatum scored a three-pointer, Doncic responded with a 2+1, and Pritchard scored a three-pointer from a long distance. At halftime, the game After the game, the Celtics led the Mavericks 67-46.
The Celtics played very well in the first half. Every player was able to stand up. Holiday was the first to stand up, and then Tatum and Brown also found their touch. All three of them scored in double figures in the first half. Among them, Tatum scored 16 points and 9 assists, Brown had 15 points, and the team hit 10 three-pointers.
The Mavericks failed to continue their momentum. Doncic and Irving made 6 of 18 shots and only scored 14 points. They still need to make more contributions. In the first half, only Jones Jr. scored in double figures and scored 10 points for the Mavericks. Green on the bench scored 9 points on 3-of-3 three-pointers. Now they have fallen into complete passivity.
