It was fair and it was done! The Celtics won the 18th championship of their story, after 16 years, as dawn prevailed 106-88 of the Mavericks in Game 5 (4-1) of his finals NBA.
The one who stood out was Jayson Tatum, who had a double-double with 31 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds.
On his part, Mr Jaylen Brown had 21 points and was named MVP of the finals on the other side of the Atlantic.
Jrue Holliday also had a “double” with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Also important was the presence of Kristaps Porzingis, who returned after an absence of two games, having 5 points in 17 minutes.
Joe Mazzula, at age 35, became the youngest manager since Bill Russell in 1969 to win the championship.
As for the MavericksLuka Doncic led Dallas with 28 points and 12 rebounds, while Kyrie Irving finished with 15 points (5/16 shooting), having lost 13 of 14 games against Boston since being traded to the Nets in 2019 .
The twelve minutes: 28-18, 67-46, 86-67, 106-88
See the statistics here
Boston Celtics (Joe Mazzula): Brown 21 (5/14 2-pointers, 2/9 3-pointers, 5/9 shots, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals), Tatum 31 (10/17 2-pointers, 1/7 3-pointers, 8/8 shots, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals), Horford 9 (2/3 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals), White 14 (4/8 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 2 steals), Holiday 15 (1 3-pointer, 11 rebounds, 4 assist), Porzingis 5, Houser 8 (2), Pritchard 3 (1), Cornet, Brissett, Mihailiuk
Dallas Mavericks (Jason Kidd): Jones 10 (1), Washington 4 (0/5 three-pointers, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Gafford 6, Irving 15 (5/16 shooting, 3 rebounds, 9 assists), Doncic 28 (10/16 two-pointers, 2/ 9 three-pointers, 2/5 shots, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 7 turnovers), Lively 2, Green 14 (4/6 three-pointers), Kleber 2, Exum 4 (1), Hardaway, Hardy 3 (1), Powell, Lawson, Prosper
The games of the Celtics-Mavericks series
Game 1: Celtics – Mavericks 107-89 (1-0)
Game 2: Celtics – Mavericks 105-98 (2-0)
Game 3: Mavericks – Celtics 99-106 (0-3)
Game 4: Mavericks – Celtics 122-84 (1-3)
Game 5: Celtics – Mavericks 106-88 (4-1)
Source: Sport Fm
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