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Blowout win over Mavericks
It was a blowout game (106-88) for Boston that dominated from the beginning. It was again a great team effort for the Celtics, and their superstars shined both which allowed Boston to build a good lead early: They closed 21 points ahead at halftime, also thanks to a buzzer beater from Payton Pritchard from half-court.
Jalen Brown MVP
Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists BUT the finals MVP was JALEN BROWN. IN GAME 5 he had 21 points.
AT FIRST, BROWN WAS UNABLE TO DESCRIBE WHAT HE WAS FEELING. HE WAS SHORT FOR WORDS.
Jayson Tatum’s relief and happiness
Jayson Tatum got off the court with the trophy. On his way to the locker room, I saw a sense of relief in his eyes, which were full of tears. In the press conference he was ecstatic and still in disbelief. Tatum said: “these 7 years have been a roller coaster. I had to listen to all the stuff people were saying about me… “ He added “I dreamed about how this was going to be like but this is 10 times better. “
TD Garden celebrations
The celebrations and the rain of confetti at TD garden were touching. The whole arena was covered in pieces of white and green paper. In the locker rooms, rivers of champagne.
Record for coach Mazzulla
It was moving to see the tears in the eyes of the coach. At 35, joe Mazzulla became the youngest head coach to win a title since Bill Russell in 1969.
Al Horford makes history
Every player was shedding tears of joy. But I think the most excited was Al Horford. 38, He is the first Dominican to win a championship and he appeared in 186 Playoff games before winning his first title, the most in nba history for a single player.
His teammate Derrick White said about Horford: “Nobody deserves it more. The most underrated career. He Does everything for us and never asks for anything.”
Booing against Kyrie
The fans at TD garden were insanely loud. Not only when Boston was scoring. The booing against Kyrie Irving at times got louder than the cheering for the Celtics. The ‘Kyrie sucks’ chants went on and on. And THIS SEEMS TO REALLY AFFECT HIM, he recognized it in then press conference. the ex-Celtic, scored 15 points in Game 5 and he averaged just 11 points in the three Finals games at TD Garden – which were all Dallas losses.
Doncic and Kyrie
Doncic closed with 28 points but The Mavericks didn’t look like the same aggressive team we saw in game 4.
Celtics dominated all season
Boston was the best team in the NBA all season long.
The Celtics won 64 games in the regular season and then went 16-3 in the playoffs.
Record-breaking 18 NBA titles
Closing the series 4-1, the Celtics won a record breaking 18th NBA title on the 16th anniversary of their last trophy. And they passed their historic rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, for the most titles in NBA history.
One for Dallas: self fulfilling prophecy
The shirts given to the fans in Boston said: whatever it takes While the catch phrase on every shirt and towel given out in the American Airlines Center in Dallas in game 3 and 4 was: One for Dallas. I kept thinking: why just one and not 4? It was indeed a self fulfilling prophecy: Dallas won only 1.
