The GIST: The conference finals are bringing more excitement than Ed Sheeran’s appearance on “Hot Ones,” with high-scoring games and unexpected wins lighting up both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals. Get ready for some spicy action.
No. 1 Boston Celtics take a 2-0 series lead: Thanks to Jaylen Brown’s impressive 40-point performance, the Celtics bounced back from their Game 1 struggles and secured a 126-110 victory at the TD Garden last night, fending off a remarkable 28-point display from the No. 6 Indiana Pacers’ Pascal Siakam.
The series now moves to Indy for Game 3 tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. ET, but the Pacers might be in trouble after losing All-Star Tyrese Haliburton to a left hamstring injury in Game 2. Uh oh.
Luka Dončić leads the Dallas Mavericks’ comeback: Despite a strong start from Kyrie Irving, the No. 5 Mavericks found themselves behind the No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 on Wednesday. However, the injury-plagued Dončić stepped up in the second half, scoring 33 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, to secure a clutch 108-105 win.
