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There’s no panic with this group – Mavericks coach Jason Kidd ahead of Game 2 against Boston Celtics

The Dallas Mavericks suffered a huge loss of 107-89 against the Boston Celtics in the opening game of the NBA Finals. However, the Mavericks’ head coach Jason Kidd revealed his players are not yet hitting the panic buttons.

The Mavericks have recovered to win five of the previous six series despite falling behind and thus they have the belief that they can once again turn the tables.

“There’s no panic with this group,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd said after Saturday’s practice on the eve of Game 2. “We didn’t play well in Game 1. Give credit to Boston; they did. But it’s a series. We don’t just look or capitalize on just one game. We’ve lost Game 1 a lot of times, and we’ve responded. We believe that we can respond in Game 2.”

The Mavericks are known to bring their best when they have their backs against the wall and Kidd is confident that they can bounce back. Celtics forward Jaylen Brown knows what the Mavericks are capable of doing in the second game.

“They come back in Game 2, so we’re going to get a forceful, more aggressive team on Sunday,” Celtics forward Jaylen Brown said, comments that were echoed by his co-star Jayson Tatum. “We got to be ready, because they’re really good after a loss, so we can’t be surprised. That’s what I’m preparing my team for.”

Doncic has averaged 33.9 points in Game 2 of the playoffs and he can be really deadly along with Kyrie Irving, who could not bring his best in the opening game. Doncic urged his teammates to be more aggressive in the second game.

“I think just be a little bit more aggressive,” Doncic said. “I think we all came out for the game with little energy. So I think we have to be better with our energy, especially from the start.”

The second game will be played on Sunday night.

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