Very Bad News: Dallas Mavericks Train in Tears Today After Luka Dončić been Fired today…

The Boston Celtics, fueled by 26 points from Jrue Holiday, thwarted a desperate Dallas rally in the final minutes to beat the Mavericks 105-98 and take a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
Early struggles from three-point range bedevilled the Celtics on Sunday, but their all-around effort on both ends of the floor saw them notch a second straight win at home.
They head to Dallas for Game 3 on Wednesday with a commanding lead.
Jaylen Brown scored 21 points and Jayson Tatum added 18 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists.
credited Tatum for keeping the Celtics’ offence firing despite a rough shooting night that saw Tatum make just six of 22 shots with just one 3-pointer.
“I would say a lot of it was JT,” Holiday said.
“They were double-teaming him and he was making the right play.
The way that he played tonight, the way that he led us, getting into the paint, making plays, finding me wide open – it was all about him,” Holiday added.
Doncic – now nursing a chest contusion in addition to the right knee sprain and sore left ankle that have troubled him throughout the playoffs – delivered a triple-double of 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
But he did not get enough help from his supporting cast.
PJ Washington scored 17 points and eight-time All-Star Kyrie Irving had 16 – connecting on seven of 18 shots and missing all three of his three-point attempts.