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There was no early Boston Celtics surge in Game 2. But despite poor 3-point shooting and an outburst by Luka Dončić, Boston enters halftime of Game 2 of the NBA Finals with a 54-point lead. 51.
Dončić, who was listed as questionable early Sunday due to multiple injuries, leads the way with 23 points in a strong effort from the field (9 of 13, 3 of 6 of 3). Kyrie Irving bounced back from a poor shooting performance in Game 1 with 10 points on a 5-of-10 effort from the field.
Meanwhile, the Celtics are struggling from long range with a 3-for-15 effort from beyond the 3-point arc. But it didn’t matter as Boston opened up a 3-point halftime lead. Jrue Holiday leads Boston’s offense with 17 points. Jayson Tatum is having problems from the field (2 of 10, 5 points), but he is making up for it with the way he plays (8 assists). Dallas is playing considerably better than it did in a blowout loss in Game 1. But the Mavericks can’t afford to lead the Celtics from three if they want to avoid a 2-0 series deficit.
Follow Yahoo Sports NBA experts Jason Fischer, Vincent Goodwill and Ben Rohrbach for Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
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