Mavericks (98) vs Celtics (105) · Jun 9, 2024

FINAL

Jun 9, 2024

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Mavericks, 105-98, in Game 2 of the 2024 NBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV, to take a 2-0 series lead. Jrue Holiday led the Celtics with 26 points (11-14 FG) and 11 rebounds while Jaylen Brown added 21 points and seven assists. Jayson Tatum (18 points on 6-22 FG, 12 assists, nine rebounds) and Derrick White (18 points, five rebounds) totaled 36 points for Boston. The Celtics had 29 assists on 38 FGM in this game. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists while P.J. Washington (17 points, seven rebounds) and Kyrie Irving (16 points, six assists) totaled 33 points. Game 3 will take place in Dallas on Wednesday, June 12 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	28	23	23	24	98
BOS	25	29	29	22	105

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
55Derrick Jones Jr.SF	32	4-7	0-3	3-3	3	2	1	1	1	2	11	-5
25P.J. WashingtonPF	39	6-13	1-5	4-4	7	1	0	1	1	3	17	+2
21Daniel GaffordC	22	6-9	0-0	1-4	9	0	0	1	0	0	13	0
11Kyrie IrvingSG	41	7-18	0-3	2-2	2	6	0	0	2	4	16	-3
77Luka DoncicPG	42	12-21	4-9	4-8	11	11	4	0	8	1	32	-3
2Dereck Lively II	19	1-3	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	1	2	-15
42Maxi Kleber	16	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	+1
8Josh Green	13	1-4	0-3	2-3	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	-10
1Jaden Hardy	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
0Dante Exum	10	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	+4
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
9A.J. Lawson	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Markieff Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Dwight Powell	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Olivier-Maxence Prosper	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8047.5%	6-2623.1%	16-2466.7%	43	21	5	3	15	17	98	-

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Jaylen BrownSF	42	8-15	1-5	4-4	4	7	3	0	6	3	21	-3
0Jayson TatumPF	45	6-22	1-7	5-6	9	12	1	0	3	2	18	+6
42Al HorfordC	28	2-4	1-3	0-0	7	2	1	0	0	2	5	+1
9Derrick WhiteSG	38	6-15	4-10	2-2	5	2	3	2	1	2	18	+8
4Jrue HolidayPG	40	11-14	2-4	2-2	11	3	1	1	0	3	26	+6
8Kristaps Porzingis	23	4-7	0-3	4-4	4	1	0	2	0	2	12	+12
30Sam Hauser	10	0-5	0-5	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	+1
11Payton Pritchard	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	+4
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Jaden Springer	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8445.2%	10-3925.6%	19-2095%	41	29	10	5	10	15	105	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdalbos

(11:55) Jump Ball Horford vs. Gafford: Tip to Jones Jr.
+2 (11:38) Doncic 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:30) Holiday 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:11) Irving 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
42
(10:59) Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (10:48) Washington 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Irving 1 AST)
72
(10:28) MISS Brown 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:27) Mavericks Rebound
(10:12) MISS Doncic 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:08) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:05) Horford 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
74
(9:52) MISS Washington 4' Driving Layup
(9:50) Mavericks Rebound
(9:50) Holiday L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+2 (9:40) Doncic 12' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
94
+2 (9:20) Holiday 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
96
(9:05) MISS Gafford 6' Layup
(9:03) Mavericks Rebound
(9:03) Horford L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
+2 (8:51) Doncic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
116
(8:33) MISS Tatum 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:32) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:26) MISS Irving 6' Driving Layup
(8:26) White BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:25) Mavericks Rebound
+2 (8:19) Irving 21' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
136
(8:18) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:04) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:56) MISS Horford 3PT Jump Shot
(7:54) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:44) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:43) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:27) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:26) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:15) Doncic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:15) White STEAL (1 STL)
(7:11) Washington S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(7:11) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (7:11) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
137
+1 (7:11) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
138
(6:54) MISS Kleber 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:52) Lively II REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:47) MISS Lively II 5' Putback Layup
(6:47) Holiday BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:46) Lively II REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:45) Lively II Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:45) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:43) Brown 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
1310
(6:24) MISS Kleber 23' Jump Shot
(6:23) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:16) Kleber P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(6:06) Irving P.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
(5:58) Jones Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (5:58) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1311
+1 (5:58) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1312
(5:50) MISS Kleber 2' Driving Layup
(5:50) Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:49) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:37) MISS Tatum 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:35) Lively II REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:22) Tatum S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
(5:22) MISS Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:22) Mavericks Rebound
(5:22) MISS Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:20) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:05) MISS Hauser 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:57) Doncic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:53) Brown Traveling Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (4:37) Doncic 18' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
1512
+2 (4:18) Porzingis 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1514
(4:01) Doncic Traveling Turnover (P3.T4)
(3:49) MISS Porzingis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:48) Lively II REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (3:40) Doncic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1814
(3:20) MISS Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:19) Tatum REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:19) MISS Tatum Tip Layup Shot
(3:17) Kleber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:09) Washington 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2014
(2:52) MISS Brown 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:51) CELTICS Rebound
(2:51) Green L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (2:51) Holiday Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2015
+1 (2:51) Holiday Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2016
(2:38) Holiday S.FOUL (P2.T4) (T.Brothers)
+1 (2:38) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2116
+1 (2:38) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
2216
(2:20) Irving P.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brothers)
+1 (2:20) Hauser Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2217
+1 (2:20) Hauser Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2218
(2:02) Irving Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:55) Kleber P.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Kennedy)
+1 (1:55) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2219
+1 (1:55) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2220
(1:31) MISS Kleber 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:30) Mavericks Rebound
(1:30) Brown L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
(1:30) MISS Gafford Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:30) Mavericks Rebound
(1:30) MISS Gafford Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:30) Washington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:28) Washington Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(1:28) White STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:09) Porzingis 16' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
2222
+2 (0:45) Irving 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2422
(0:31) MISS White 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:29) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:08) Irving 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
2622
+3 (0:05) Horford 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brown 3 AST)
2625
(0:00) Porzingis S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
(0:00) MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 3
(0:00) Mavericks Rebound
+1 (0:00) Green Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
2725
+1 (0:00) Green Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
2825

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

BOS

98Points105

38-80(47.5%)Field Goal(%)38-84(45.2%)

6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)10-39(25.6%)

16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)19-20(95.0%)

43(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(10)

21Assists29

5Steals10

3Blocks5

15Turnovers10

17Fouls15

54Pts In The Paint46

7Fast Break Pts15

12Pts Off Turnovers21

9Bench Pts17

7Largest Lead14

Game Details

Sunday, June 9, 2024 · 8:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 19,156 (97.8%)

tv: ABC