The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics run it back for Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

The pregame narrative: Jaylen Brown has been a force this playoffs and I expect him to have another big showing in Game 2. Also, I expect Luka Doncic to carry the offensive load for the Mavericks.

Check out the full breakdown of my Mavericks vs. Celtics prop bets for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 9.

Mavericks vs. Celtics prop bets

Best Bet: Brown over 23.5 pts (-115)

Brown has been a massive part of Boston's postseason success. He's averaging 24.8 points in the playoffs on a ridiculous 54.3% shooting from the field.

In Game 1, the guard finished with 22 points, going 7-for-12 from the floor while leaving a lot of points on the table as he shot 6-for-11 from the free throw line.

That included missing two of three free throws in the fourth quarter before being taken out of the game due to the lopsided score.

If he plays those extra four minutes, it's hard to believe he wouldn't have scored one more basket. And his regular season success against the Mavericks proves that he's capable of hitting this over in this matchup.

Brown dropped 34 points on Dallas back in January, and he followed that up with 25 points in their matchup in March.

Key stat: Brown has cleared this line in four out of his last five games.

Quick pick

Doncic over 31.5 points (-122): Doncic had 27 points through three quarters of play in Game 1 but finished with 30 to leave many prop bettors empty-handed.

Like Brown, Doncic was the victim of a poor game script and was removed with just under six minutes to play.

The Slovenian superstar hit this over in both regular season matchups against the Celtics, and he was clearly the Mavs' best player in the series opener despite falling short of this line.

Doncic scored more than twice as many points as any of his teammates, and he'll likely need to go off again if Dallas hopes to even this series.

Picks made at 10:43 p.m. on 06/09/2024.