BOSTON – News, notes and observations from Boston’s 105–98 Game 2 win …
The Celtics shot 45.2%. The Mavericks committed 15 turnovers. Neither team could make a three-point shot. Boston and Dallas are both capable of playing high level basketball. On Sunday, neither did.
The Celtics, though, played a little bit better. Jrue Holiday (26 points, 11 rebounds) was outstanding. Holiday has been a defensive menace this series, hounding Kyrie Irving (more on him below) all over the floor. In Game 2, Holiday flashed his offensive talent. He was 11-of-14 from the floor, with just two makes coming from beyond the three-point line. He attacked the basket with the ball and moved into empty spaces around the rim without it.
