Posted on 06/17/2024 8:43:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
BOSTON -- 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 its latest title on the 16th anniversary of hoisting its last Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2008. It marks the 13th championship won this century by one of the city’s Big 4 professional sports franchises.
Jaylen Brown added 21 points and was voted the NBA Finals MVP. Jrue Holiday finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Center Kristaps Porzingis also provided an emotional lift, returning from a two-game absence because of a dislocated tendon in his left ankle to chip in five points in 17 minutes.
It helped the Celtics cap a postseason that saw them go 16-3 and finish with an 80-21 overall record. That .792 winning percentage ranks second in team history behind only the Celtics’ 1985-86 championship team that finished 82-18 (.820).
Second-year coach Joe Mazzulla, at age 35, also became the youngest coach since Bill Russell in 1969 to lead a team to a championship.
Luka Doncic finished with 28 points and 12 rebounds for Dallas, which failed to extend the series after avoiding a sweep with a 38-point win in Game 4. The Mavericks had been 3-0 in Game 5s this postseason, with Doncic scoring at least 31 points in each of the them.
Kyrie Irving finished with just 15 points on 5-of-16 shooting and has now lost 13 of the last 14 meetings against the Celtics team he left in the summer of 2019 to join the Brooklyn Nets.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
 Hey! FReepers! Help Fill The Tank! How About It? Huh? It Ain't Askin' Too Much Ya Know.... Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. |
Nobody cares. Yawn.
And every one of them thanked God first. The Coach wore a shirt that said, “First we thank God.”
They were an impressive team from the start through the finals.
It made watching basketball fun again.
So what? The thug league ambles on.
...
I love it when people who really, really don’t care about something, I mean REALLY don’t care, feel so strong about their indifference that they
1. click on the thread,
2. hit the REPLY link,
3. hack some html code,
4. preview to ensure that their virtue-signaling, erm, post is correct,
5. click Post.
Bonus points for the ambivalents if they go back to the thread on the topic about which they really don’t care, scanning the replies, and going after someone who calls BS on them.
RE: So what? The thug league ambles on.
But This particular Celtics team are mostly a decent bunch of players who aren’t thugs at all.
Head Coach Joe Mazzulla is an openly devout Catholic He has spoken about his faith on a few occasions.
Defensive specialist Jrue Holiday is a devout Christian. He has spoken publicly about his faith on several occasion crediting his faith in Christ with helping him through difficult times.
Center Al Horford has spoken openly about his Christian faith in several interviews. Horford has said his “purpose in life is to please God” and that his faith in Jesus Christ is what he lives for.
Leading scorer Jason Tatum is a devout Christian. His Instagram bio includes the phrase “In the name of Jesus I play”. Tatum has said he believes his talent and achievements come from God’s blessings
And get this, Jalen Brown is known for being a very versatile person who excels in both academics and sports.
Here’s why:
Academics: Brown graduated at the top of his high school class and even took a masters-level course during his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley.
Languages: He’s fluent in Spanish and has expressed a desire to learn more languages.
Other interests: Brown is an avid chess player and knows how to play multiple instruments, showcasing his well-rounded skillset. He even has a fellowship at MIT’s Media Lab and was offered an internship with NASA.
Public Speaking: Brown delivered a lecture at Harvard titled “One and One with Jaylen Brown: Athlete and Intellectual. He is a great example of someone who has cultivated success in both academics and sports.
Power forward Kristap Porzingis speaks 4 languages fluently: His native Latvian, Russian, English and Spanish.
Point Guard Payton Pritchard listed “God, family, basketball” as his motto and participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) activities in high school.
This is a championship team to emulate and celebrate, not denigrate.
I was just thinking today that isn’t it time for the NBA playoffs? Don’t think I missed anything.
Sometimes ignorance just eats at you so hard, it just has to be spilled all over the keyboard.
Amen.
They seemed very different than a lot of other teams. Yes, it’s basketball and there is a predominate culture there. But when you grow up a Celtics fan, it really goes beyond that crap.
Cuban sold the team mid-season, when they Mavs were struggling just to make the post-season, they started winning after the sale.
Happy for Horford, now has an NBA title to go along with his two NCAA titles with the Gators.
Just in time, too. The guy is 38. I hope he comes back next year; he was a spiritual leader of the team.
This is a championship team to emulate and celebrate, not denigrate.
☘️☘️🥰🥳AMEN, SeekAndFind!!!!!!!!!!
Oh goodie. Next.
That could impress.
really, really don’t care
Guilty as charged. Oh well .
You can blame my spouse, i never give an opinion; it’s just too much trouble for me.
I didn’t watch one game or one highlight. Pro athletes and celebrities are a thing of the past. Nobody cares anymore.
Thanks. Did not know about the sale.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.