In Game 4 of the NBA Finals, the Mavericks defeated the Celtics 122-84 at home, after the Mavericks had fallen behind 0-3 in total, and Doncic suffered a chest contusion and still insisted on playing. The Celtics had a strong point inside, Porzingis was injured and absent, and finally the Mavericks pulled back a game and rewrote the score of the finals to 1-3.
Statistics
Mavericks: Doncic 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Irving 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Washington 6 points, Jones 5 points, Lively 11 points and 12 rebounds
Celtics: Tatum 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Brown 10 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, White 6 points and 4 rebounds, Holiday 10 points, 3 rebounds and 5 turnovers, Horford 3 points and 3 rebounds
In the first quarter of the game, Doncic and Irving played an explosive performance at the beginning, on the other hand, the Celtics' projection in this quarter was very sluggish, only supported by Tatum's 11 points in a single quarter, and the Eastern European combination scored 22 points in the first quarter to lead the team, and the Mavericks ended 34-21 Celtics in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Exum scored 5 points in a row to help the Mavericks continue to expand their lead, Brown scored 4 points in a row to break the Celtics' scoring drought, and then the Mavericks extended the difference to 20 points with an 11-4 wave, Tatum and Brown were completely limited in this quarter, and the Mavericks 61-35 Celtics at halftime.
At the beginning of the second half, the Celtics fell into foul trouble, Tatum, Brown and Horford all committed 3 fouls, and then Tatum received his fourth foul in the third minute of the quarter, and Gafford scored 7 points in a row to help the Mavericks lead to more than 30 points in the third quarter. The final quarter actually entered garbage time early, after all, the difference between the two sides was too huge, and both teams changed to substitutes at the beginning to let the main team rest early, and finally the Mavericks held on to the home victory.
Both sides start
Celtics: Tatum, Brown, Horford, Holiday , White
Mavericks: Doncic, Jones, Irving, Washington, Gafford