The Celtics put six players in double figures in Game 1 of the Finals, led by 22 points from Jaylen Brown and the return of Kristaps Porzingis. The 7 foot 2 center came off the bench and scored 20 points in 21 minutes, with six rebounds and three blocked shots as Boston dominated the Dallas Mavericks-

https://sports.yahoo.com/live/celtics-vs-mavericks-nba-finals-game-1-score-live-updates-luka-doncic-jayson-tatum-kyrie-irving-jaylen-brown-230043673.html

Holiday leads the Celtics over the Mavericks in Game 2 to protect homecourt and take 2-0 series lead into Dallas-

https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-bos-0042300402

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis suffers Game 2 injury, now day to day and questionable for Game 3 in Dallas-

https://sports.yahoo.com/celtics-center-kristaps-porzingis-questionable-for-nba-finals-game-3-with-rare-injury-183753436.html

Tatum and Brown combine for 61 points, Celtics build 21 point fourth quarter lead and hold off the Mavericks in Dallas to go up 3-0 in the NBA Finals-

https://sports.yahoo.com/live/nba-finals-2024-score-live-updates-boston-celtics-dallas-mavericks-game-3-luka-doncic-jayson-tatum-230229954.html

The Mavericks respond with their season on the line, crushing the Celtics in Game 4 of the Finals. Boston tries to close it out again Monday at TD Garden-

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/06/14/sport/nba-finals-game-4-boston-celtics-dallas-mavericks-spt-intl

The Celtics take care of the Mavericks in Game 5 at TD Garden to finally get banner 18, overtaking the Los Angeles Lakers for world championship titles. Jaylen Brown named MVP, Jayson Tatum becomes the first Boston player to record 30 plus points and 10 plus assists in a Finals game, and just the fifth player ever to do so in a clincher-

https://easternmainesports.com/2024/06/17/celtics-win-record-18th-nba-championship/