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Boston Wins NBA Championship

Tuesday, 18 June 2024 05:43

By Marcie Culbert @marcieculbert

Photo Credit: Boston Celtics X page, @Celtics

Boston beat Dallas last night 106-88 in Game 5 of the best-of-seven championship series.

BOSTON - The Boston Celtics have won the 2023/2024 NBA Championship.

Jayson Tatum had 31 points and 11 assists to help lead the Celtics to a 106-88 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks victory last night. Jaylen Brown also added 21 points and was voted the NBA Finals MVP.

Luka Doncic finished with 28 points for the Mavericks.

Boston won the best-of-seven championship series 4-1 in the end, securing its 18th NBA title. The Celtics now have the most NBA titles than any other team, after breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers.

2024 WORLD CHAMPIONS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/31HoRn2LOd
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) June 18, 2024

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