After the first game of the NBA Finals, tactical reporter Joe Viray shared a video explaining how the Boston Celtics managed to limit the Dallas Mavericks' corner three-point attempts. The key was their strategic lack of over-rotations and effective switching between defensive schemes.

Joe Viray also noted that despite the Mavericks usually having 12% of their shots from corner threes in regular games, they only took 3 such shots in Game 1, making up just 3%. This was due to the Celtics' smart defensive rotations and strategy switches.