#1 CELTICS at #5 MAVERICKS | FULL GAME 4 HIGHLIGHTS | June 14, 2024

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The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Boston Celtics, 122-84, in Game 4 of the NBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV and now track in the series, 3-1.
Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 29 factors (25 in H1), 5 rebounds, and 5 aids while Kyrie Irving (21 points, 6 helps, 4 rebounds) and Dereck Lively II (11 points, 12 rebounds +20 score) added 32 factors. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 15 factors, 5 rebounds, and 3 helps as Sam Hauser added 14 points and 4 rebounds.
Tim Hardaway Jr. included 15 factors on 5-7 3PT for Dallas, all taking place in the fourth quarter.
Video game 5 will certainly take place in Boston on Monday, June 17 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Game Notables
Tonight’s game stands for the third-largest margin of triumph in an NBA Finals video game:
1998 NBA Finals Game 3: 42 Points– Chicago Bulls 96, Utah Jazz 54
2008 NBA Finals Game 6: 39 Points– Boston Celtics 131, Los Angeles Lakers 92
2024 NBA Finals Game 4: 38 Points– Dallas Mavericks 122, Boston Celtics 84
2013 NBA Finals Game 3: 36 Points– San Antonio Spurs 113, Miami Heat 77
1978 NBA Finals Game 6: 35 Points– Washington Bullets 117, Seattle Supersonics 82
There have actually been EIGHT circumstances of 20-year-olds recording double-doubles in the NBA Finals. Dereck Lively II signs up with Magic Johnson as the only players to have numerous double-doubles in the NBA Finals prior to transforming 21 years old:
Magic Johnson– 5x in 1980 NBA Finals
Dereck Lively II– 2x in 2024 NBA Finals
Darryl Dawkins– 1x in 1977 NBA Finals
Dereck Lively II is the only ROOKIE to have a +/- rating of +20 in a NBA Finals game in the PXP age (since the 1998 NBA Finals).
With 25 PTS in the first fifty percent, Luka Doncic (25y 107d) comes to be the third youngest player to score 25 or more in the first half of an NBA Finals game.
The only players younger:
Hakeem Olajuwon (23y 125d): May 26, 1986: HOU at BOS
Kyrie Irving (25y 78d): June 9, 2017: CLE v GSW
He’s only the SECOND PLAYER to score 25+ in H1 of a Finals video game WITHOUT making a 3PT (Tim Duncan – 2013 NBA Finals Game 6).