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Celtics go up against Mavericks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Here’s how to watch, stats
Kyrie Irving on Celtics: ‘They’re playing a great brand of basketball’
Kyrie Irving spoke to the media following the Mavericks Game 2 loss to the Celtics and explains the brand of basketball Boston is playing and why they take a lot of pride in it.
NBA Finals’ Game 3 is set for tonight in Dallas.
The Boston Celtics now have a two-game lead against the Dallas Mavericks. The question is: Can they turn it into a three-game lead in the Lone Star State?
Game 2 had the Celtics and the Mavs neck-and-neck for much of the contest, ending with the Celtics pulling through in the second half, with the final score being 105-98.
Center Kristaps Porziņģis was a key asset in the Game 1 victory for the Celtics and played a significant role in Game 2’s win. After appearing to tweak his knee in the fourth quarter, he sat out with less than five minutes left in the match-up.
However, Porziņģis assured the public that he would be playing in Game 3 tonight.
In the regular season, the Mavericks were 50-32, and the Celtics were 64-18.
Game 3 will be on June 12, 2024, and will be held at Dallas’ American Airlines Center.
What time does Mavericks vs. Celtics Game 3 start
Tipoff is at 8:30 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 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 won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP after averaging a team-high 30.3 points a game in the series.
Brown averaged 23 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists during the regular season. He also shot 35% from behind the arc.
In the postseason, he’s only gotten better, with 24.6 points per game with 6.0 rebounds, although a lower assist stat. He is now shooting 35.6% with three-pointers.
In Game 2 of the Celtics-Mavs series, Brown put 21 points on the board.
Kristaps Porziņģis stats
Returning Celtics star Porziņģis has averaged 13.5 points and is shooting 37.0% 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-foot2 and with a 3-point percentage of 50% during Game 1 and Game 2 against the Mavs, he remains a powerful part of the team.
Porziņģis scored 20 points in Game 1 and 12 points in Game 2.
Luka Dončić Mavericks stats
Luka Dončić is averaging 29 points per game in this playoff run and shooting 34.8% from three-point land.
In Game 2, Dončić scored 32 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 2, Irving put up 16 points.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.
Ex-Dallas Stars Goalie Signs Try-Out With New Jersey DevilsOver the past several years, the Dallas Stars have put an emphasis on signing undrafted free agents, including between the pipes. Names like Landon Bow, Matt Murray and most recently prospect Ben Kraws are just some of the undrafted goaltenders the Stars signed to their system over the past decade.
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US President Donald Trump has strongly condemned the beheading of an Indian-origin hotel manager allegedly by a Cuban illegal immigrant in Dallas last week.
“The time for being soft on these Illegal Immigrant Criminals is OVER under my watch,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah, 50, was attacked with a machete by his co-worker Yordanis Cobos-Martinez in front of his wife and child, following a heated argument over a broken washing machine. The accused, who is now in custody, has been charged with murder.
Trump has long vowed tougher enforcement against undocumented migrants, making it a central plank of his policy.
Trump said Mr Cobos-Martinez “will be prosecuted to the fullest extent” of the law and will be “charged with murder in the first degree”.
He also criticised the Biden administration in his post saying Mr Cobos-Martinez was previously arrested for several crimes, including alleged child abuse, but was “released back into society because Cuba declined to accept his return”.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Mr Cobos-Martinez is an undocumented immigrant, with a final order of removal from the US.
The department claims he was in custody at a detention center in Dallas but was released on an order of supervision in January after Cuba “would not accept him because of his criminal history”.
Nagamallaiah, who belonged to the southern Indian state of Karnataka, worked at the Downtown Suites Motel in Dallas.
He went to school and college in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru before moving to the US in 2018. His son graduated high school recently and is preparing to begin college, according to a news report on NDTV news channel.
The assault took place on 10 September. The police said they received a “stabbing” call and a preliminary investigation determined that Mr Cobos-Martinez had cut the victim with an edged weapon several times.
He then reportedly kicked the head of the victim “around like a soccer ball”, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged Mr Cobos-Martinez with the Dallas County Jail, where he is being held.
Nagamallaiah’s funeral was held on 13 September in Flower Mound, Texas, and was attended by family and friends.
A fundraiser launched to support his family has raised more than $321,000 (£2,36,723), according to news agency PTI.
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The Dallas Cowboys are putting their salary cap space to full use.
After trading Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, they were able to extend DaRon Bland and Tyler Smith. They tied up $180 million in salary on those two players alone, but they’re not the only ones who landed new deals this year.
MORE: Cowboys insider reveals main holdup in deal with Jadeveon Clowney
Team owner and general manager Jerry Jones agreed to terms with defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa before the start of free agency. He also gave extensions to receiver/returner KaVontae Turpin, fullback Hunter Luepke and tight end Jake Ferguson.
This sudden trend of getting ahead of free agency is like a breath of fresh air, and they might not be done. Dallas has several other players set for free agency and could look to continue locking up their core players.
The top two platers set for free agency are wide receiver George Pickens and kicker Brandon Aubrey. Initially, Pickens seems like the player who should be extended since he plays a skill position and is going to be an unrestricted free agent.
Aubrey, however, is going to be a restricted free agent. While that gives Dallas more security, he’s still the player they should extend first.
Now in his third season, Aubrey has connected on 78-of-87 field goals and is 25-of-28 from 50-plus yards. Kickers might not typically land lucrative deals, but Aubrey is far from typical. He’s a weapon who has bailed the offense out multiple times.
For that reason, he should be the player Jones sits down with next.
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