After beating the Dallas Mavericks in 5 games.
The Boston Celtics easily dominated the Dallas Mavericks on Monday at home 106-88 to win the NBA Finals 4-1 and clinch a record 18th title. The Celtics’ first trophy since 2008 allows the Massachusetts franchise to once again be ahead of its great rivals the Los Angeles Lakers in the number of titles (18 against 17).
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After the disappointments experienced in 2022 (defeat in the final against Golden State) then in 2023 (defeat in the Eastern Conference final against Miami), this title rewards the generation led by Jayson Tatum (26 years old) and Jaylen Brown (27 years old) , at the head of a complete squad, formidable on both sides of the field.
“We responded all season. It’s been a long road”commented Tatum at the microphone of ESPN.
Still unknown two years ago, Joe Mazzulla became at 35 (he will be 36 on June 30) the second youngest coach in history to lift the trophy, after the legend Bill Russell, a few months younger when he was player-coach of the Celtics as early as 1967.
Monday, Boston quickly broke away against the Mavericks of Slovenian Luka Dončić (28 points, 12 rebounds), basketball magician ultimately powerless against the collective of “C’s”, led by Tatum (31 points) and Brown (21 points).
2024-06-18 05:46:28
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