Boston team won the 18th title in its history by defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the best of 7 games of the finals
O Boston Celtics won the 18th title in its history on Monday (June 17, 2024) by beating the Dallas Mavericks by 106 to 88. With the result, the Celtics won the best of 7 games of the NBA (National Basketball League) finals by 4 to 1 and became the league’s biggest champion (before, they were tied with the Los Angeles Lakers).
Below are the results of the finals games:
- game 1on June 6, 2024 – Celtics 107 X 90 Mavericks;
- game twoon 9.Jun.2024 – Celtics 105 X 98 Mavericks;
- game 3on June 12, 2024 – Mavericks 99 106 Celtics;
- game 4on June 14, 2024 – Mavericks 122 X 84 Celtics;
- game 5on June 17, 2024 – Celtics 106 X88Mavericks.
In addition to the trophy and the traditional championship ring, the Celtics will also receive US$12.1 million in prize money. It is more than 1/3 of the US$33.7 million that will be distributed to teams that advanced to the playoffs in the 2023/2024 season. The rule is simple: whoever goes further, receives more. The information is from the Spanish newspaper Brand.
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The game, played at TD Garden, home of the Celtics, was marked by a spectacular play at the end of the 2nd quarter. Boston point guard Payton Pritchard received the ball after the team recovered the rebound and, from midcourt and with just 1 second on the clock, shot and hit the 3-pointer – the longest in an NBA Finals in 25 years .
Watch Pritchard’s play below:
The Celtics’ last victory was in 2008, with the team led by the trio of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, and led by coach Doc Rivers.
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