The Boston Celtics seal their status as one of the great single-season teams, as the franchise is rewarded for keeping its faith in an oft-criticised star duo. Here are five quick hits from the 2024 NBA Finals.
NBA Finals 2024 five quick hits: Boston Celtics cap off all-time season, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown vindicated as Luka Doncic experiences heartacheThe Boston Celtics are the NBA champions for the first time since 2008 after closing out the finals with a dominant win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5.
Having won Game 5, the Celtics end the season with a combined regular season and play-off record of 80-21 — good for a winning percentage of 79.2 per cent. After drafting the pair in consecutive years, Boston has constantly faced pressure from the outside to flip either one or both for a more established star in a win-now trade.
Stevens was named the Celtics' new president of basketball operations, replacing the retiring Danny Ainge , and the move has been an inspired one.Stevens's first transaction in the front office was to get back Al Horford in a trade that sent oft-injured and highly-paid guard Kemba Walker the other way, and the ageless Horford has been central to this title win, especially with the injury issues to Kristaps Porzingis.
These play-offs may have ended in disappointment for Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, but it shouldn't take away from what was an unbelievable play-off run for the Slovenian superstar. The good news if you're a Mavs fan is that Doncic is still just 25 years old. Unless he gets injured, he's sure to have many, many more deep play-off runs, and he's simply too good for none of them to end with him holding the Larry O'Brien trophy aloft.For so often during this play-off run, it seemed as if it was written in the stars for Kyrie Irving to end the season with his second title.
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