Crazy final phase
Sweep against Pacers! Boston Celtics in NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics became the first team to reach the finals of the North American basketball league NBA on Monday (local time). The 17-time champions won 105:102 against the Indiana Pacers and took a 4:0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Derrick White hit the decisive three-pointer with 45 seconds to go to make the final score. For the first time since 2015, a team finished the final in the East without defeat.
The Celtics trailed by nine points with just under nine minutes remaining, but turned the game around thanks to a 7:0 final spurt in the last three minutes. Boston is now in the final for the second time in the last three years and has a chance to win its first title since 2008. Its opponents in the final will be either the Dallas Mavericks or the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Dallas leading the series 3:0.
Monday's NBA play-off results (conference final, best of seven):
Eastern Conference:
Indiana Pacers - Boston Celtics 102-105 (final score in the series: 0-4)
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