Celtics go up against Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Here’s how to watch, stats

Game 2 of the NBA Finals kicks off on Sunday.

The Boston Celtics find themselves closer to their 18th banner, having won Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Celtics haven’t won the NBA Finals since 2008, despite having 17 titles, which ties them for the most in league history with rivals the Los Angeles Lakers. This is the team’s chance to pull ahead.

Game 1 had the Celtics maintain a consistent but tense lead on the Mavs for large chunks of the game, with the final score being 107 – 89.

Center Kristaps Porziņģis, who returned from injury on Thursday, was a key asset in the Game 1 victory for the Celtics and is planned to appear on Sunday.

In the regular season, the Mavericks were 50-32, and the Celtics were 64-18.

Game 2 will be on June 9, 2023, and will be held at Boston’s TD Garden.

What time does Mavericks vs. Celtics Game 2 start

Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m.

How to watch tonight’s Celtics game

You can watch tonight’s game on ABC.

Here is the full schedule for the 2024 NBA Finals

• Game 2: Sunday, June 9, 8 p.m. in Boston
• Game 3: Wednesday, June 12, 8:30 p.m. in Dallas
• Game 4: Friday, June 14, 7 p.m. in Dallas
• Game 5*: Monday, June 17, 8:30 p.m. in Boston
• Game 6*: Thursday, June 20, 8:30 p.m. in Dallas
• Game 7*: Sunday, June 23, 8 p.m. in Boston

All games will be aired on ABC.

*if necessary.

Jaylen Brown stats

Jaylen Brown, the game-winner for the Celtics during the playoffs, won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP after averaging a team-high 30.3 points a game in the series.

During the regular season, Brown averaged 23 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists. He also shot 35% from behind the arc.

In the postseason, he’s only gotten better, with 24.8 points per game with 6.1 rebounds, although a lower assist stat. However, he is now shooting 36.6% with three-pointers.

In Game 1 of the Celtics-Mavs series, Brown put 22 points on the board.

Kristaps Porziņģis stats

Returning Celtics star Porziņģis has averaged 13.8 points and is shooting 41.7% from 3-point territory this postseason.

If that point average seems underwhelming, that makes sense. Porziņģis has been gone for slightly over a month due to injury and only played in the Miami series in this postseason up until now. His stats reflect that absence.

However, at 7″ 2′ and with a 3-point percentage of 50.0% during Game 1 against the Mavs, he remains a powerful part of the team.

Porziņģis scored 20 points in Game 1.

Luka Dončić Mavericks stats

Luka Dončić is averaging 28.8 points per game in this playoff run and shooting 34.3% from three-point land.

In Game 1, Dončić scored 30 points.

Kyrie Irving Mavericks stats

Kyrie Irving, who suited up for Boston in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, is averaging 22.2 points this postseason, and shooting 40.2% from behind the arc.

In Game 1, Irving put up only 12 points, a stark contrast to the game before Game 1, where he scored 36 on the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.