FREE LIVE STREAM of NBA Finals Game 4 (6/14/24): Watch Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics online

The NBA Finals will resume on Friday, June 14, 2024, with Game 4 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas at 8:30 p.m. ET.

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What you need to know:

What: NBA Finals, Game 4

Who: Dallas Mavericks vs Boston Celtics

When: June 14, 2024

Where: American Airlines Center

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

TV: ABC

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Here is a recent NBA story from AP:

DALLAS (AP) — There have been two versions of Jayson Tatum in these NBA Finals so far.

Version One is shooting a paltry 12 of 38 shots from the field, or just 31.6%, by far the worst percentage of any starter in the series between his Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks. Version Two is second in the Finals in total rebounds, leads the series in assists, and is currently the favorite for the NBA Finals MVP award, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

Add it all up, and the Celtics, as always, seem perfectly happy with what they're seeing from Tatum. The Celtics take a 2-0 lead into the Finals as they enter Game 3 in Dallas on Wednesday night, meaning the best NBA team all season is halfway to its 18th championship.

“I understand I need to be more efficient,” Tatum said Tuesday. “I need to shoot the ball better, I don't agree with anyone on that. But I don't let that bother me. I'm still trying to find ways to impact the game and dominate it in other areas.”

Getting too caught up in Tatum's numbers in this series — or even adding the 2022 NBA Finals to the totals — isn't a good idea, if only because of the sample size. He's played in eight Finals games in total. That's not enough to draw any conclusions.

Although his shooting is almost shockingly poor — no player in the last 60 years who has attempted as many shots as Tatum in NBA Finals totals has shot worse than .354 — he is on pace to do something historic. If his averages of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 8.5 assists hold up for the rest of the series, he would be the second player to finish a Finals with those numbers.

The other is LeBron James, who has done it four times.

“Criticism is the ultimate beauty,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. “It's a sign of the utmost respect. It's just a beautiful thing. I really love how Jayson handled it. It's just a testament to who he is.”

It's good news for the Mavericks that they got along well with Tatum in both games.

The bad news, of course, is that it didn't make much difference. Tatum filled the record in other ways and the Celtics won both home games to open the series.

“I think he's one of the best players in the world,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “You just try to make it difficult for him. That's all you can do: hopefully block the first play, block the second play, block the third play and then fight. Guys do that a lot and try to make it difficult for him.”

In terms of shooting percentage, these two finals games are the worst two games of Tatum's season. He was barely better in the games against Denver and Houston in mid-January, shooting just 31.7%.

In the next game after that little stretch, Tatum scored 39 points. The Mavericks should know that, it was against them, so they're pretty sure Tatum's shooting performance won't last long.

“Over time, you learn to deal with all the extra noise and attention, whether it's positive or not so positive,” Tatum said. “You know, I'm a fair, smart person. I know when I'm doing things at a high level. I know when I need to do certain things better. So I'm not blind to what's going on. At the same time, I keep my eyes on the most important thing and focus on winning the next game. That's the most important thing right now.”

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