It took over three years for Irving, but he finally broke his streak against his former team
Irving entered Game 4 having lost his last 13 games against the Boston Celtics dating back to his days with the Brooklyn Nets and he has finally broken that losing streak. In Friday night's dominating Game 4 win, Irving finished with 21 points on an efficient 10/18 shooting as the Mavericks starters were pulled before the end of the 3rd quarter with the game well in hand. His last win against the Celtics came on June 1st in the first round back in 2021.
One win against the Celtics is nothing for Irving to celebrate though. The Mavericks are still staring down a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals knowing any loss would end their season. They've avoided the sweep and will continue to play on for at least one more game, but the job is far from over. With such an embarrassing loss for the Celtics, the Mavs will have to be ready for an energized and motivated Celtics team and crowd.
If the Mavericks are to continue extending the series, Irving will have to play better than he did in Games 1 and 2, when he struggled to get clean looks and didn't score 20+ points in either game. He boldly claimed after Game 2 to Celtics fans that he'd seeAustin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019.
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