The Boston Celtics have ruled Kristaps Porzingis out for Game 3 with his left foot injury.

Porzingis suffered the injury in the second half of the Celtics' Game 2 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis has a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon.

The injury is not related to his calf injury suffered in the first round of the playoffs. 

ABC’s broadcast of the Boston Celtics victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, June 9, was the most-watched NBA Finals Game 2 in five years, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen.

Game 2 averaged 12,063,000 viewers and peaked with 14,106,000 viewers at 10 p.m. ET to make it the best since 2019.

Sunday’s Game 2 audience grew 10 percent from Game 1. The Celtics lead the Mavericks 2-0 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. 

Luka Doncic was critical of his own play in the Dallas Mavericks' Game 2 loss at the Boston Celtics. Doncic had a 30-point triple double, but he also had eight turnovers and four missed free throws.

"I think my turnovers and my missed free throws cost us the game," Doncic said. "So, I've got to do way better in those two categories.

"But at the end of the day, we've got to make shots to win the game."

Kyrie Irving also continued his slow start to the series and took accountability for his play.

"He's not alone, and we are going to tell him that," Irving said of Doncic. "He's spilling into his emotions, feels like he could play better, just like me. I would take the brunt of the responsibility. The first two games weren't the best for me."

Kristaps Porzingis will undergo imaging on his right leg after appearing to tweak it in the Boston Celtics' 105-98 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2.

Porzingis expects to continue to play ahead of Game 3 on Wednesday. 

"Not difficult at all," Porzingis said, when asked if it was tough for him to continue playing. "I'll die out there if we need, so I just kept going.

"But obviously I was a little bit limited, so the smart thing was to get Al [Horford] back in there and close out the game."

The Dallas Mavericks have upgraded Luka Doncic to available for Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Doncic was previously downgraded from probable to questionable earlier in the day on Sunday.

The Mavs star has been dealing with a sprained right knee and left ankle soreness throughout the playoffs. Doncic then picked up a thoracic contusion at some point in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been downgraded to questionable for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday. Doncic was previously listed as probable to play in Game 2.

The Mavs star is dealing with several injuries. He has a thoracic contusion, in addition to a right knee sprain and left ankle soreness. The latter two injuries are ones that Doncic has been dealing with throughout the playoffs.

There is a frequently recited mantra that the team with the best player in the series typically wins it. But the broader context of the teams matters as well. The Dallas Mavericks have the better player in Luka Doncic, but the Boston Celtics had the far superior record and point differential in the regular season.

According to research by Ben Rohrbach, the "best" player in the NBA Finals has won 56 of 68 championships, good for a win percentage of 82.4 percent. LeBron James accounts for five of those 12 losses.

The team with the better regular season record has finished 47-18 in the Finals, which is a win percentage of 72.3 percent. Teams that finish with eight or more wins than their opponents are 30-5 (.857 winning percentage) in the Finals.

The NBA announced the 12 officials who will work the upcoming NBA Finals on Tuesday.

The refs include: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Marc Davis, James Capers, Zach Zarba, John Goble, David Guthrie, Bill Kennedy, Josh Tiven, Courtney Kirkland, James Williams and Kevin Scott.

"Each of these 12 officials have shown excellent skills, focus and commitment throughout the season and in the previous playoff rounds," said Byron Spruell, NBA president, league operations.

Tyler Ford and Ben Taylor were announced as alternate officials.  

Kristaps Porzingis completed multiple scrimmages in recent days and is on track to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks.

Porzingis has been out since April 29th with a calf injury.

Kristaps Porzingis fully participated in the Boston Celtics' practice on Saturday, according to Joe Mazzulla.

Mazzulla did not reveal whether he would insert Porzingis into the starting lineup for Game 1.

"When KP's at his best, he's been tremendous for us. We expect that from him, and we know he'll give that to us. And as far as everything else, just what goes into winning is the most important thing.

"What gives us the best chance to win each particular game, each particular possession and each particular matchup," said Mazzulla.

Porzingis has missed the last 10 playoff games due to a calf strain.

Game 1 of the NBA Finals starts on June 6.