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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

15 June 2024

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 .

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25 Jan: The Breakers intend to finish their season strong amid a tough stretch in the Australian NBL basketball competition

25 Jan: The Breakers are ruing their missed opportunities at the free throw line during their 93-87 loss to the Brisbane Bullets in their NBL basketball clash in Christchurch

24 Jan: New Zealand Breakers guard Mitch McCarron is hoping to give their Christchuch fans something to cheer about tonight with victory over the Brisbane Bullets

24 Jan: Bottom-placed Cairns have defeated Australian basketball league leaders Illawarra for the second time in a month, with the cellar dwellers coughing up a 22-point lead before recovering late to post a 100-94 win

23 Jan: Melbourne United have leapfrogged Perth into third on the Australian basketball league ladder with a 99-83 win on the Wildcats' home court

19 Jan: Coach Petteri Koponen believes the Breakers are the most harshly officiated team in the Australian basketball league

18 Jan: A boost for the Breakers ahead of tonight's NBL basketball game away at the South East Melbourne Phoenix

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