The Boston Celtics could not make a three-pointer for many of Recreation 2. Then their backup guard hit essentially the most unbelievable one of many sport.
After the Dallas Mavericks minimize a 13-point Celtics result in six factors late within the third quarter, the Mavericks had hope they may climb again into Recreation 2 of the NBA Finals. Dante Exum made a three-pointer, P.J. Washington and Kyrie Irving made a pair of free-throws, and Boston was solely 5-of-29 from three-point vary.
However then Pritchard fired in a 34-footer because the clock expired, on a shot that was really contested. The fourth-year guard bought as far up the courtroom as he might within the 3.1 seconds remaining, and sunk a really deep triple.
Pritchard is making 40.8 p.c of his threes within the postseason, however this is likely to be essentially the most troublesome shot of the playoffs for him. To not point out one of the crucial painful for the Mavericks. After clawing again to make it a two-possession sport, the deflated Mavericks went into the break down by 9 factors.
In a sport the place neither crew had any long-range accuracy, Pritchard’s huge shot gave Boston the additional leg up they wanted in a slugfest of a Finals sport.
