The Boston Celtics had a chance to close out the 2024 NBA Finals on Friday night. Instead, the Dallas Mavericks extended the series at least one more game with a 122-84 trouncing of the visiting Celtics. The 28-point loss for Boston now goes into the NBA record books as the third-worst loss in NBA Finals history, behind Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals (where the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 96-54), and Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals (where the Celtics blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 to close out that series).
After the game, NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley had some thoughts.
Barkley
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