Mavericks Blow Out Celtics To Stay Alive In Finals

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The Mavericks blew out the Celtics 122-84 from Dallas to stay alive in the NBA Finals. Luka Doncic led all scorers with 29 points. Kyrie Irving sunk 21, while Dereck Lively-the-Second tallied a double-double on 12 rebounds and 11 points. Dallas led the game at one point by 48, which was the largest in 50 years. The 38-point win was also the third-highest margin of victory in Finals history. The Mavs now trail the series 3-1. Jayson Tatum led the C's with 15 points. Sam Hauser recorded 14 points off the bench as Joe Mazzulla chose to rest his starters for the entire fourth quarter. The Finals shifts back to Boston for Game Five Monday night. No team has ever come back to win a best-of-seven playoff series when down 3-0.


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