With a 3-0 series lead in the 2024 NBA Finals banked after a 106-99 Game 3 win against the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden this past Wednesday (June 12) night, even with star Boston big man Kristaps Porzingis unable to play for the Celtics thanks to a very rare injury.
With the Mavs unable to capitalize on their last, best shot to steal a game and maybe change their fortune, Dallas now has to face off with not only Boston — but history. We may yet hear more about how star Mavs wing Luka Doncic was himself playing through considerably worse injuries of his own.
But with no team having yet come back from a 0-3 series deficit at any stage of the postseason, the question of if Boston will hang Banner 18 to one of almost certainly when — and it could very well be Game 4.