The Boston Celtics made quick work of the Indiana Pacers to book a ticket to the NBA Finals while the Minnesota Timberwolves lived to fight for another day on Days 37 and 38 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Although the Celtics swept the Pacers, it did not come easy with 3 of the 4 games with Indiana leading in the 4th quarter before Boston displayed their superior experience in clutch playoff situations that willed them to victory.
The Pacers also missed young star Tyrese Haliburton in action during the series’ last two games with a left sore hamstring.
Jaylen Brown won the Eastern Conference Finals MVP after averaging 29.3 points on 54 percent shooting in the 4-game sweep.
Over at the West, the Timberwolves finally won a game over the Mavericks impressively. After leading most of the time in the first three games, particularly in the 4th quarter, the Mavericks proved to be the better team in the clutch led by Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
However, this time around, star guard Anthony Edwards also showed his clutch genes, hitting a long two-pointer that gave Minnesota a 5-point lead with 38 seconds left.
Co-star Karl-Anthony Towns was also huge, tallying 20 points in the second half including two huge threes in the 4th that kept the Mavs at bay.
Game 5 will be back in Minnesota on Thursday night.
Check out our recap here:
Jaylen Brown and the Celtics rally late to close out Pacers for 4-0 sweep in ECF
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📊 29 PTS | 11-22 FG | 4-8 3P | 6 REB | 3 STL
Other top performers 🏀
J. Tatum 📊 26 PTS | 11-26 FG | 13 REB | 8 AST
J. Holiday 📊 17 PTS | 7-13 FG | 9 REB
D. White 📊 16 PTS | 7-14 FG | 4 REB | 4… pic.twitter.com/ac3Guvm8JK
Jaylen Brown is the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals MVP 🏆
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📊 29.8 PTS | 5 REB | 3.0 AST | 2.0 STL | 51.7% FG | 37.0% 3P | 65.5% FT pic.twitter.com/HyYgT9kr2s
FINAL GAME RECAP ⏪
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Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves kept the series alive as they got the bounce back 105-100 W against the Mavericks 🔥
📊 29 PTS | 11-25 FG | 5-8 FT | 10 REB | 9 AST
Other top performers 🏀
K. Towns 📊 25 PTS | 9-13 FG | 4-5 3P | 5 REB
R. Gobert 📊 13… pic.twitter.com/G3S7RgVEmo