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When Dallas humiliated the Celtics 122-84 on Friday night to prevent a sweep in the NBA Finals, the Mavericks preserved their season for at least one more game. The legendary player for the Boston Celtics, Bob Cousy, believes that Luke Doncic and Kyrie Irving will not be able to hold up against the Mavericks’ defense in the backcourt.
“Dallas’ strength is in their two guards obviously, Doncic and Kyrie,” Cousy said during an appearance on SiriusXM’s NBA Radio. “Unfortunately, in this matchup, they’re going against the Celtics’ strength, which is they have the best defensive guard duo in the league in (Derrick) White and (Jrue) Holiday.”Cousy acknowledged that Irving had a couple of “mediocre” games in Boston but bounced back when the series shifted to Dallas, and Doncic has been the Mavericks’ most consistent player.
“What White and Holiday bring to the table is they won’t let those guys control the game,” Cousy explained. “Doncic is not gonna score 45 points. He’ll get even his 30. You’re not going to stop that kind of talent, but you can somewhat neutralize them where they don’t control the game or the outcome.
That kind of matchup makes it very difficult for Dallas to compete in a seven-game series.”The Celtics hold the 3-1 series lead with the chance to capture Banner 18 in Game 5 at TD Garden on Monday
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