The Celtics took control of the Finals Wednesday with a 106-99 victory for a 3-0 series lead. They are one victory from their first championship since 2008 and their 18th overall, which would break a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for most titles in NBA history. Game 4 is Friday in Dallas (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC). It was a hectic fourth quarter.

Here are a few takeaways from Thursday night's game. When your team makes 18 3-pointers at a 49% clip during a playoff game, chances are you're going to win. The fact that it was the largely the supporting cast raining in 3s all night long only opened up things for Doncic and Irving throughout the game.

Boston held on for the victory despite scoring 21 points in the fourth. At some point in the series, Boston needed a big-scoring game from All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum. He produced his best scoring performance of the Finals with 31 points on 11-for-26 shooting. Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

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