Boston earned its latest title on the 16th anniversary of hoisting its last Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2008.
By Kyle Hightower, Associated PressBoston Celtics center Al Horford, center, and forward Jayson Tatum, front center left, celebrate with teammates near the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after winning the NBA championship with a Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Boston.
It marks the 13th championship won this century by one of the city’s Big 4 professional sports franchises. Jrue Holiday finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Center Kristaps Porzingis also provided an emotional lift, returning from a two-game absence because of a dislocated tendon in his left ankle to chip in five points in 17 minutes.
“It doesn’t matter if I was hurt, how much was I hurt. I was out there,” he said. “I tried to play, but I didn’t do enough.” The Celtics did it again in the second quarter when the Mavericks trimmed what had been a 15-point deficit to nine. Boston ended the period with a 19-7 spurt that was capped by a a half-court buzzer beater by Payton Pritchard – his second such shot of the series – to give Boston a 67-46 halftime lead.Over the last two minutes of the first and second quarters, the Celtics outscored the Mavericks 22-4.
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