The Boston Celtics sealed a 4-1 NBA finals win over the Dallas Mavericks to claim a record 18th title.
The Boston Celtics again stand alone among NBA champions. Jayson Tatum had 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds as the Celtics topped the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Monday night to win the franchise's 18th championship, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in league history. Boston earned their latest title on the 16th anniversary of hoisting their last Larry O'Brien Trophy in 2008.
Dallas was within 16-15 early before the Celtics closed the first quarter on a 12-3 run that included eight combined points by Tatum and Brown. 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 half-court buzzer beater by Payton Pritchard his second such shot of the series to give Boston a 67-46 halftime lead.
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