Celtics fend off Mavericks to take 3-1 series lead

Mavs 0-for-156, trail 3-1

The Celtics moved another win closer to another NBA championship which would give the franchise its 18th title. Despite struggling from 3-point range, the Celtics fend off the Mavericks to take a 3-1 series lead.

No team has ever come back to win an NBA playoff series after losing the first three games

The Mavericks entered the game with some reason for hope after Celtics big man Kristaps Porzingis, one of Boston's best players in Games 1 and 2, missed the last game due to injury. But the Mavericks still trail 3-1, and no team has ever come back to win an NBA playoff series after losing the first three games.