#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 currently track in the series, 3-1.
Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 29 factors (25 in H1), 5 rebounds, and 5 assists while Kyrie Irving (21 factors, 6 assists, 4 rebounds) and Dereck Lively II (11 factors, 12 rebounds +20 ranking) added 32 factors. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 15 factors, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists as Sam Hauser included 14 points and 4 rebounds.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 15 factors on 5-7 3PT for Dallas, all occurring in the fourth quarter.
Game 5 will certainly occur in Boston on Monday, June 17 (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Video game Notables
Tonight’s game stands for the third-largest margin of success in an NBA Finals 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 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 gamers to have several double-doubles in the NBA Finals before transforming 21 years of ages:
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 +/- ranking of +20 in a NBA Finals video game in the PXP era (given that the 1998 NBA Finals).
With 25 PTS in the initial fifty percent, Luka Doncic (25y 107d) becomes the 3rd youngest player to score 25 or even more in the initial half of an NBA Finals game.
The only players more youthful:
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 rack up 25+ in H1 of a Finals game WITHOUT making a 3PT (Tim Duncan – 2013 NBA Finals Game 6).