- Six Celtics reach double figures as Boston rout Dallas
- Porzingis scores 20 off bench in first game in 38 days
- Dallas Mavericks 89-107 Boston Celtics – as it happened
Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, Kristaps Porziņģis added 20 in his first game in more than a month and the Boston Celtics powered past the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA finals.
Derrick White finished with 15 points for Boston, which led by 29 points in the first half and connected on 16 three-pointers in a powerful start to its quest for an 18th NBA title.