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Celtics hold off desperate Mavs, go up 3-0 in Finals

The Boston Celtics, one win away from sweeping the NBA Finals, insist they won’t get overconfident.

Jrue Holiday racked up a team-high 26 points as the Boston Celtics picked up a 105-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t going to let a 37-day layoff slow him down during the biggest game of his NBA career.

The Celtics finished off a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-102 victory.

The victory gave Boston a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, which will shift to Indianapolis for Game 3 on Saturday.

Jamal Murray hit a tiebreaking 14-footer with four seconds left to send the host Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference semifinals.