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Kristaps Porzingis's return was crucial for the Celtics to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals 2024.
Boston Celtics will host the Dallas Mavericks at the TD Arena for the NBA Finals (Game 2). Both the teams brought their A-game to the field. But the Celtics emerged victorious in Game 1 with a final score of 107-89. Jaylen Brown (22 points) and Kristaps Porzingis (20 points) led the scoreboard which helped the Celtics secure the win. The Mavericks fell short of 11 points with leading contributions from Luka Doncic (30 points) and PJ Washington (14 points).
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We are heading to the NBA Finals 2024 (Game 2) where it's Goliath vs Goliath and it can be anybody's playoff at this point. The Celtics lead by 1-0 with an incredible comeback from Kristaps Porziginis who returned after a 39-day injury layoff and scored 20 points, adding three blocks and six rebounds in 21 minutes.
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The East vs West basketball saga for 2024 will head to its second chapter where anticipation is to the fullest as to who will achieve the win and head to Game 3. Boston will step in as the team leading the playoffs. All eyes will be on Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, and recently returned Kristaps Porziginis as they aim to move forward with a (2-0) lead for the rest of the playoffs. But all has not been lost as Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic and PJ Washington will look for the win to tie the NBA Finals at (1-1).
Let's take a look at the squad stats of the champions of Eastern Conference and Western Conference as they go head-to-head against each other in the NBA Finals 2024 (Game 2):
BOSTON CELTICS
Starting lineup:
Jayson Tatum
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Jayson Tatum has scored 16 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 5 assists and 11 rebounds(2 offensive rebounds and 9 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 26.9 |
| Assists per game | 4.9 |
| Rebounds per game | 8.1 |
| Steals per game | 1.0 |
Jaylen Brown
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Eastern Conference Finals MVP Jaylen Brown has scored 22 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 2 assists and 6 rebounds(1 offensive rebound and 5 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 23.0 |
| Assists per game | 3.6 |
| Rebounds per game | 5.5 |
| Steals per game | 1.2 |
Derrick White
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Derrick White has scored 15 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 5 assists and 2 rebounds(1 offensive rebound and 1 defensive rebound).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 20.1 |
| Assists per game | 5.2 |
| Rebounds per game | 4.2 |
| Steals per game | 1.0 |
Jrue Holiday
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Jrue Holiday has scored 12 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 5 assists and 8 rebounds(2 offensive rebounds and 6 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 12.5 |
| Assists per game | 4.8 |
| Rebounds per game | 5.4 |
| Steals per game | 0.9 |
Al Horford
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Al Horford has scored 10 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 3 assists and 7 rebounds(2 offensive rebounds and 5 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 8.6 |
| Assists per game | 2.6 |
| Rebounds per game | 6.4 |
| Steals per game | 0.6 |
Super-sub : Kristaps Porziginis
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Kristaps Porziginis scored 20 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 3 blocks and 6 rebounds(6 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 15.2 |
| Blocks per game | 1.9 |
| Rebounds per game | 7.2 |
| Steals per game | 0.7 |
DALLAS MAVERICKS
Starting lineup:
Kyrie Irving
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Kyrie Irving has scored 12 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 2 assists and 3 rebounds(3 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 25.6 |
| Assists per game | 5.2 |
| Rebounds per game | 5.0 |
| Steals per game | 1.3 |
Luka Doncic
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Western Conference Finals MVP Luka Doncic has scored 30 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 1 assist and 10 rebounds(10 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 33.9 |
| Assists per game | 9.8 |
| Rebounds per game | 9.2 |
| Steals per game | 1.4 |
P.J. Washington
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P.J. Washington has scored 14 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 1 assist and 8 rebounds(3 offensive rebounds and 5 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 12.9 |
| Assists per game | 1.9 |
| Rebounds per game | 5.6 |
| Steals per game | 1.0 |
Derrick Jones Jr.
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Derrick Jones Jr. has scored 5 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 6 rebounds(2 offensive rebounds and 4 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 8.6 |
| Assists per game | 1.0 |
| Rebounds per game | 3.3 |
| Steals per game | 0.7 |
Daniel Gafford
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Daniel Gafford has scored 8 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 1 assist and 3 rebounds(3 offensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 11.0 |
| Assists per game | 1.6 |
| Rebounds per game | 7.6 |
| Steals per game | 0.9 |
Jaden Hardy
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Jaden Hardy has scored 13 points in NBA Finals 2024 (Game 1) with 1 assist and 3 rebounds(3 defensive rebounds).
Stats per game:
| Points per game | 7.3 |
| Assists per game | 1.5 |
| Rebounds per game | 1.8 |
| Steals per game | 0.3 |