The Boston Celtics took a commanding 2-0 in the NBA Finals after a 105-98 victory against the Dallas Mavericks.
Jrue Holiday led Boston with 26 points and 11 rebounds while Jayson Tatum had 18 points and 12 assists. Jaylen Brown added 21 points and Derrick White 18 points and a key block on PJ Washington.
Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists while Kyrie Irving finished with 16 points.
Here’s how social media reacted to the Celtics’ Game 2 win.
FINAL: Celtics 105, Mavericks 98
☘️ Holiday: 26 PTS (11-14 FG), 11 REB, 3 AST
☘️ Brown: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL
☘️ Tatum: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 12 AST, 2 STL
☘️ White: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
☘️ Porzingis: 12 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, +12☘️ 14 down, 2 to go 🏆 pic.twitter.com/XGOZ91kIvd
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) June 10, 2024
Sounds like THE leader of the Celtics is Jaylen Brown.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 10, 2024
Derrick White had more points in the 4th quarter than Luka and Kyrie… COMBINED. MY 🐐
— Troy (@TRep_3) June 10, 2024
Jaylen Brown’s vocality makes him the leader of this Celtics team. it has zero to do with “who is better” or who averages more points in a season … this is HIS team
— Ashley Nicole Moss (@AshNicoleMoss) June 10, 2024
Celtics with 29 assists on 38 baskets tonight.
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown get most of the credit, but the additions of Derrick White and Jrue Holiday completely changed this team.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) June 10, 2024
Kyrie Irving with a 6/19 and 7/18 in Games 1 and 2. Getting totally outplayed by Jrue Holiday and Derrick White. If Kyrie isn’t gonna offer way more in Dallas then Luka Doncic is gonna have to take 30+ shots.
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 10, 2024
Jrue Holiday sequence:
Sees that Dallas is about to commit an 8-second violation, jumps Luka’s desperation pass past midcourt, fills in transition and buries a 3.
Rebounds Kyrie miss, feeds Derrick White for dagger 3.Brad Stevens is Executive of the Next Several Years.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) June 10, 2024
