It was not the night for former UCLA Bruins star Jrue Holiday and the Eastern Conference Champions Boston Celtics. The Celtics, who had won 15 out of 17 postseason games so far, got blown out Friday on the road at Dallas. The Mavericks came away with a 122-84 win.
Dallas outscored the Celtics 61-35 in the first half, and 61-49 in the second half to walk away with a blowout win. Luka Doncic was the leading scorer in the game with 29 points.
Holiday played 28 minutes in the game, and scored 10 points. He was 4 for 10 from the field. He had 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the game as well. According to StatMuse, Holiday’s +/- was -38 for the game, the worst on the team.
Jrue Holiday's -38 is the lowest +/- in a Finals game since the stat was first tracked in 1997. pic.twitter.com/bfsXvk6qEO
— StatMuse (@statmuse) June 15, 2024
Game 5 of the series is back in Boston on Monday. The Celtics will look to win the NBA Finals at home. If a Game 6 is needed, the Celtics will head to Dallas on Thursday to take on the Mavericks.