Duke basketball shined on the professional stage on Wednesday night.
The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-99 to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series partially thanks to 31 points from star [autotag]Jayson Tatum[/autotag], his career-high in a Finals game. The win moves Tatum, a 26-year-old with three All-NBA First Teams on his resume, within one win of his first championship.
Just because Boston won doesn’t mean the Celtics stole all the Duke glory, however. [autotag]Kyrie Irving[/autotag] led the Mavericks with 35 points and made four of his six 3-point attempts. [autotag]Dereck Lively II[/autotag], the rookie 7-footer, became the youngest player in league history with 10 rebounds in a Finals game after he finished with 11 points and 13 boards, his third double-double of his inaugural postseason.
Check out the best photos of the three former Blue Devil stars from Wednesday night’s game in Dallas, from a few explosive Lively dunks to a litany of Irving and Tatum points.