The Boston Celtics have a shot to sweep the Dallas Mavericks Friday in Game 4 of the best-of-7 NBA Finals. Tip-off from American Airlines Center is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Celtics vs. Mavericks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.
Series: Celtics lead 3-0
The Mavericks really needed to win Game 3 Wednesday to keep this series alive, but the Celtics prevailed 106-99 as 2.5-point road underdogs. F Jayson Tatum scored 31 points and F Jaylen Brown added 30 as Dallas moved within 1 win of a record 18th NBA championship — the Mavs and Lakers are tied with 17 each.
Dallas jumped out to a double-digit lead (25-12) but only led 31-30 after the 1st quarter and 51-50 at the half. Boston took over in the 3rd, outscoring Dallas 35-19 for an 85-70 advantage.