The Dallas Mavericks, who have been criticized heavily for their play in the first three games of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, were on the verge of elimination when Luka Doncic scored 29 points in the fourth game.
Inspired by his twenty-five points in the first half and the other team star, Kyrie Irving’s twenty-one points, the Mavericks won Game 4 of the NBA Finals 122-84, extending the NBA season to at least one more game.
The Mavs led by 13 points at the end of the first quarter because to Doncic’s strong play in the first half. By the half, they had increased that lead to 26 points, and in the third quarter, they exploded to a 38-point margin. During the last quarter, the Mavericks had a 48-point advantage. It was the kind of game that had spectators wondering what had gone wrong in the first three games to give the Celtics such a big advantage in the NBA Finals.
The 38-point final margin was the third-largest in NBA Finals history, only surpassed by Chicago’s 96-54 victory over Utah in 1998 and the Celtics’ 131-92 victory over the Lakers in 2008. This was reported by The Associated Press.
On Monday, Game 5 will take place in Boston, giving the team the opportunity to win the championship in front of their home supporters. The Celtics entered Game 4 with the goal of being the first team in NBA history to sweep the conference finals and the championship series in 4-0 fashion. The Celtics’ 10-game winning streak in the postseason comes to an end with the loss. If the Boston Celtics win, they would have 18 titles overall, one more than their longtime bitter rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, who presently have 17.