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    The NBA Finals will go to a Game Five after the Dallas Mavericks got on the board with a 122 to 84 home win over the Boston Celtics

    The NBA Finals will go to a Game Five after the Dallas Mavericks got on the board with a 122 to 84 home win over the Boston Celtics


    It's the third-largest margin of victory in NBA Finals history.

    Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla insists his team were well prepared and up for the chance to sweep the Mavs today... but their hosts were just too good.



    Boston lead the finals series 3-1 now and can close out the championship at home on Tuesday afternoon .

    BASKETBALL WITH BK'S RODEO MEGA STACKERS. ATTACK YOUR STACK

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     22 Jan: A blow to the Breakers ambitions of sneaking into the ANBL play-offs
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     21 Jan: The Breakers hump day form remains a talking point heading into their latest fixture in basketball's ANBL tonight
     20 Jan: A sombre mood within the Breakers basketball club after losing a team-favourite player to a season-ending injury
     18 Jan: The New Zealand Breakers have kept their NBL playoff hopes alive after beating the Cairns Taipans 104-86 in Perth
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