I think it will come down to Tatum and Kyrie. Which one plays better. I think Brown is the Celtics best big game player and will get his. Luka will get his no matter what since he will put up enough shots to do it. Role players will do well in spurts particularly at home.
Kyrie is the x-factor for the Mavs. If he is playing well, Luka can jog down the court and stand at the 3-point line and conserve energy. As far as Tatum, we all know he has a tendency to shrink and disappear in the big games. Goes without saying, that ne needs to be consistently good for the Celtics to win. Tatum can't be the KAT of this round and just shoot bricks and be a dud on offense.
If Jrue can slow down Kyrie and make his life difficult and inefficient, than the Celtics are going to win.
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