Celtics vs. Mavericks score: NBA Finals Game 1 goes to Boston as Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis shine
Boston led by as many as 29 points in the first half, and Porzingis -- who missed the team's last 10 games -- scored 18 of his points before halftime. Dallas cut the deficit to single digits at 72-64 in the third quarter, but the Celtics responded with a 14-0 run that put the game away.