Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks

Jun 12, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	30	20	35	21	106
DAL	31	20	19	29	99

Game Recap

The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 106-99, in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to take a 3-0 series lead. The Mavericks mounted a fourth quarter comeback as they trailed by 21 points (91-70) at the 10:21 mark of the fourth quarter to make it a 93-92 game with 3:37 to go. Boston held off despite being outscored 29-21 in the final quarter.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	41	12-22	2-9	4-5	8	8	0	1	3	3	+13	30
0Jayson TatumPF	41	11-26	4-13	5-5	6	5	1	0	2	2	-4	31
42Al HorfordC	36	3-6	2-5	0-0	5	2	2	1	2	1	-2	8
9Derrick WhiteSG	41	4-10	4-9	4-4	5	4	0	2	1	4	+3	16
4Jrue HolidayPG	41	4-9	1-3	0-0	4	5	1	0	0	4	+1	9
26Xavier Tillman	11	1-1	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	2	1	2	+9	3
30Sam Hauser	14	3-4	3-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	+16	9
11Payton Pritchard	11	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2	-1	0
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 —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8246.3%	17-4637.0%	13-1492.9%	36	26	4	6	9	19	-	106

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
55Derrick Jones Jr.SF	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	-6	2
25P.J. WashingtonPF	38	3-9	3-6	4-6	8	2	0	0	2	3	0	13
21Daniel GaffordC	16	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	2	-11	6
11Kyrie IrvingSG	45	13-28	4-6	5-5	3	2	0	0	2	3	-3	35
77Luka DoncicPG	37	11-27	1-7	4-4	6	6	1	0	3	6	+9	27
2Dereck Lively II	29	5-6	0-0	1-1	13	1	2	0	0	0	+6	11
1Jaden Hardy	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
42Maxi Kleber	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-13	0
0Dante Exum	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	2
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	19	0-5	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-16	0
8Josh Green	22	1-2	1-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2	+3	3
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	-	38-8644.2%	9-2536.0%	14-1687.5%	43	15	5	1	8	17	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSDAL

(11:58) Jump Ball Gafford vs. Horford: Tip to Doncic
+2 (11:46) Irving 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Doncic 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:23) Horford 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
22
+3 (11:14) Doncic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
25
(11:02) Tatum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:02) Jones Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:58) Jones Jr. 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
27
(10:45) MISS Holiday 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:42) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:35) Doncic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:35) Horford STEAL (1 STL)
(10:30) MISS White 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:26) Irving REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:12) Doncic 5' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
29
(10:11) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (9:55) Horford 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
59
(9:34) MISS Jones Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(9:34) Horford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:34) MAVERICKS Rebound
+2 (9:32) Irving 6' Jump Bank Shot (4 PTS) (Doncic 2 AST)
511
(9:15) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
(9:15) Gafford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:56) MISS Irving 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:53) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:47) MISS Tatum 2' Running Layup
(8:47) Gafford BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:45) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:45) MISS Holiday 2' Putback Layup
(8:45) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:45) Tatum P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(8:33) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:29) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:24) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:22) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:17) Gafford 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
513
(7:57) MISS Holiday 6' Driving Hook Shot
(7:54) Jones Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:41) MISS Irving 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:39) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) Holiday 15' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
713
(7:11) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Scott)
+2 (7:05) Doncic 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
715
(6:47) MISS White 3PT Jump Shot
(6:44) Lively II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:37) Irving 7' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
717
+2 (6:26) Tatum 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (White 1 AST)
917
+2 (6:10) Doncic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
919
(5:56) Brown Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (5:48) Lively II 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Doncic 3 AST)
921
(5:48) Tillman S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+1 (5:48) Lively II Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
922
+3 (5:33) Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1222
(5:16) MISS Doncic 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:14) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:05) Doncic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(4:57) MISS Brown 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:54) Lively II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:48) Irving 29' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1225
(4:34) Irving S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Scott)
(4:34) MISS Brown Free Throw 1 of 3
(4:34) Celtics Rebound
+1 (4:34) Brown Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
1325
+1 (4:34) Brown Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
1425
(4:22) Hardy Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:06) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:03) Kleber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:57) MISS Hardy 3' Driving Layup
(3:54) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:51) Brown 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
1625
(3:35) MISS Washington 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:33) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:26) Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Brown 3 AST)
1925
(3:23) MAVERICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(3:06) MISS Irving 23' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:04) MAVERICKS Rebound
(2:53) MISS Kleber 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:53) Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:52) Celtics Rebound
(2:35) MAVERICKS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Lively II ) (M.Davis)
+1 (2:35) Tatum Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)
2025
+3 (2:24) Hauser 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 4 AST)
2325
+2 (2:01) Doncic 16' Fadeaway Jumper (11 PTS)
2327
(1:46) Exum S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
+1 (1:46) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2427
+1 (1:46) Tatum Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2527
+2 (1:34) Exum 3' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
2529
(1:16) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:12) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:02) Hauser S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Capers)
+1 (1:02) Doncic Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2530
+1 (1:02) Doncic Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
2531
(0:48) MISS Brown 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:46) Doncic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:37) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:34) Hauser REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:28) Hauser 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
2831
(0:08) MISS Doncic 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:05) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:01) Tatum 2' Dunk (13 PTS) (White 2 AST)
3031

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

DAL

106Points99

38-82(46.3%)Field Goal(%)38-86(44.2%)

17-46(37.0%)3-Point(%)9-25(36.0%)

13-14(92.9%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

36(6)Rebounds(Offensive)43(7)

26Assists15

4Steals5

6Blocks1

9Turnovers8

19Fouls17

36Pts In The Paint52

12Fast Break Pts12

13Pts Off Turnovers12

12Bench Pts16

21Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 · 8:30 PM

American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX

attendance: 20,311 (101.6%)

tv: ABC