The Rangers just got finished winning a series against the Dodgers with a negative-10 run differential. The Celtics have a negative-6 point differential in these Finals — by virtue of an absolute ass-kicking tonight — even though they maintain a 3-1 series lead over the Mavericks.
For the Mavs to ride tonight’s win into a four-game winning streak would be a very tall (and unprecedented) order, but averting a sweep — and not letting Boston accept s trophy on Dallas’s court — feels pretty damn good.
Here we go: Three Things.