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With their season on the line, the Dallas Mavericks dominated the Boston Celtics 122-84 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
The Dallas Mavericks' 38-point lead over the Boston Celtics (122–84) in game 4 of the Finals was the third largest margin of victory in NBA Finals history. [34] Tim Hardaway Jr. joined Ray Allen and Stephen Curry as the only three players to score five or more three-pointers in a single quarter of an NBA Finals game. [35]
Here’s the updated bracket and schedule for today, May 5. NBA playoffs schedule today. Orlando Magic at Cleveland Cavaliers (Series tied, 3-3); 12 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Saturday’s NBA playoffs scores
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed.
Game 4: Denver 115, Minnesota 107 (May 12) Game 5: Denver 112, Minnesota 97 (May 14) Game 6: Minnesota 115, Denver 70 (May 16) Game 7: Minnesota 98, Denver 90 (May 19) NBA playoffs first round results
Joe Mazzulla led the Celtics to the NBA Finals in his second season as their head coach. The Boston Celtics finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA, at 64–18. [3] In the first round of the playoffs, they faced the Miami Heat in a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference Finals, and won the series 4–1. [4]
The Heat became the third team in NBA history to finish last in PPG (points per game) during the regular season and reach the NBA Finals, joining the 1956 Fort Wayne Pistons and 1964 San Francisco Warriors. In game 1, the Heat had two free throw attempts, breaking the NBA record for the fewest free throw attempts in a playoff game.
Jake Fischer and Dan Devine recap game 5 of the NBA Finals, which saw the Boston Celtics win their 18th NBA championship with Jaylen Brown winning Finals MVP.