The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks, 107-89, in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals Presented by YouTube TV to take a 1-0 series lead. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 22 points and 6 rebounds while Kristaps Porzingis (20 points (8-13 FG), 6 rebounds) and Jayson Tatum (16 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists) totaled 36 points. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 30 points and 10 rebounds while P.J. Washington (14 points, 8 rebounds) and Kyrie Irving (12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists) totaled 26 points.
In tonight’s game, the Celtics have 7 players with 2 or more 3PT FGs made. It marks the most players by an individual team with multiple 3PT FGs made in an NBA Finals game. Five teams have had 6 players with multiple 3PT FGs made previously, most recently the Miami Heat last year, on June 4, 2023, v Denver.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points in the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals after having not played in both the Conf. Semifinals and Conf. Finals. It is the most points by a player in Game 1 of The Finals after having missed the previous two rounds since the league transitioned to a 16-team format in 1984.
Previously, the most points by a player who fit these qualifiers was 7 points, by Andre Iguodala (GSW v BOS on June 2, 2022).
Luka Doncic is just the 10th player to have a 30-point double-double in their NBA Finals debut. He’s the first to do so since Tim Duncan had 33 points and 16 rebounds in the 1999 NBA Finals on June 16, 1999.
1. 33/16 reb Tim Duncan 06/16/1999 SA NY
2. 36/12 ast Michael Jordan 06/02/1991 CHI LAL
3. 33/12 reb Hakeem Olajuwon 05/26/1986 HOU @BOS
4. 31/17 reb Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 04/21/1971 MIL BAL
5. 37/16 reb Willis Reed 04/24/1970 NYK LAL
6. 30/10 reb Wali Jones 04/14/1967 PHI SF
7. 32/10 reb Hal Greer 04/14/1967 PHI SF
8. 34/11 reb Elgin Baylor 04/04/1959 MIN @BOS
9. 37/14 reb Bob Pettit 03/30/1957 STL @BOS
*Jordan did it with AST in 1991, all others did so with REB.
@bagay-valab
June 7, 2024 at 9:30 pm
The media’s pregame FABULOUS (a lie) 2 were absent in action.
@EvilTwin223
June 7, 2024 at 9:32 pm
Tough Game for Dallas they could’ve won if they wasn’t playing so loose gotta tighten the bench players up 🫡🤞🏽 BUT BOSTON OMG 😳 THEY KIDS N SAVAGES YALL SAW How they play Golden State Warriors in 2021 the first two games of the finals they came back from a 14 deficit and a 16 point deficit 👏🏽 THEY been to the finals twice in the last three years they record right now 13 and 2 with 8straight wins two bills are already dead. Let’s see how they played this out. 😲🥹☘️😩😩😩🙂↔️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 great win Boston
@Mma-basement-215
June 7, 2024 at 9:40 pm
The Celtics are my team’s rivals im no Boston fan..that being said I’m from the Northeast and we love grit defense offensive rebounding there fun to watch not going to lie ..i know Luka is no joke an i like him but if his teammates don’t show up it’s going to be a short series
@jimmyshaker1720
June 7, 2024 at 9:53 pm
Kristaps Porzingis is like Ivan Drago from Rocky 4, “I Must Break You!” 🥊🏀😁
@user-ti8ln5ze4e
June 7, 2024 at 9:59 pm
Porzingiz…the key
@accountax1293
June 7, 2024 at 10:04 pm
Celtics needs to be consisted. Remember that dallas all throughout the playoffs (except wolves) lost on game 1 but dominate the entire series
@SportsIQTV
June 7, 2024 at 10:07 pm
hope my muslim brothers help the people who boos our dear ky on shutting their mouth. i hate the crowd. its not fair. they are booing ky for no reason.
@Hennybeni268
June 7, 2024 at 10:09 pm
Nice to see KP again playing
@wereallyrollin6680
June 7, 2024 at 10:09 pm
Where kyrie at?? 😂😂😂😂
@wereallyrollin6680
June 7, 2024 at 10:10 pm
Luka the what yeah nah you get fluke boy back to Texas
@wereallyrollin6680
June 7, 2024 at 10:12 pm
Whattttt where the sage master at 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭 what was mrblubber doing 😭
@Capo404cv
June 7, 2024 at 10:17 pm
Let’s go C’s 💯💪🏽☘️
@TreTrill
June 7, 2024 at 10:17 pm
Whats crazy is kyrie was on that team and now they in the finals
@visitormikal4856
June 7, 2024 at 10:21 pm
😂bruh
@shaqdaddy789
June 7, 2024 at 10:22 pm
4:31 this is a perfect of example of how the Celtics abuse mis-matches
@CBearLandkirk6076
June 7, 2024 at 10:24 pm
Mavericks at the finals straight embarrassing Dallas, Texas… MF better wake the f**k up. Where Dirk at in this MF 👌🏾✅️
@keithjenkins6034
June 7, 2024 at 10:26 pm
If porzingis continues to play like that they’re getting swept
@for4just
June 7, 2024 at 10:28 pm
Mavs down by about 20 after the first quarter. largest first quarter lead in nba finals history. mavs cut the lead down to 8. then end up still getting blown out. think was down by as much as 30
@charlesbronson4282
June 7, 2024 at 10:29 pm
The great white unicorn whipped out the girth
@tutoszn
June 7, 2024 at 10:32 pm
Rest in peace to Derek lively mom but wtf was this fkn game he played fkn terrible had more pfs than fkn points
@dumberningthemcha5951
June 7, 2024 at 10:34 pm
this is what happens when you have black brown white…
@BLACKJESUS713
June 7, 2024 at 10:34 pm
Boston wins one game & y’all act like they won the championship i wish y’all stfu..they haven’t won in 16yrs let that sink in.. Dallas in 6 let’s go
@Zal8888
June 7, 2024 at 10:39 pm
Blow out!
@NathanielJohnson-kx6rf
June 7, 2024 at 10:41 pm
The referees missed alot of travels by dallas
@melvinguz11
June 7, 2024 at 10:42 pm
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥