US

Boston Celtics Win Record 18th NBA Championship

18/06/2024

Jaylen Brown Boston Celtics

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

The Boston Celtics are the 2024 NBA Champions.

The storied club beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 tonight, giving them a so-called “gentlemen’s sweep” of the series, 4 games to 1.

Tonight’s victory means the Celtics are once again the winningest team in professional basketball, with 18 titles. Previously, they had been tied with their archenemies Los Angeles Lakers at 17 apiece. That makes tonight’s victory all the more sweet for Celtics faithful.

Boston dominated the series with their man-on-man defense against Mavericks’ all stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, two of the most potent scorers in the league.

The Celtics were clear frontrunners to win the title, exiting the regular season with the best record in the league, 64-18. Tonight, they made good on that promise, hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy on their home floor.

OTHER NEWS

Fantasy Hockey Mailbag: Is Marner still a keeper if he gets traded?

PA session turns chaotic over budget debate

What Rivian's venture with Volkswagen means for the EV maker, broader auto industry

55-year-old Americans are 'critically underprepared' for retirement, survey finds

2025 BMW Models: The M5, the X3, and More

Graeme McDowell and Tom McKibbin among 16 Irish in final qualifying events for The Open

KSE-100 index leads as Asia's best-performing market

From the new Gerrard to the new Naby Keita - Liverpool coach Arne Slot MUST unlock £60m Dominik Szoboszlai

King Charles makes major change to controversial honour

New home sales plummet to lowest level since November as mortgage rates stay high

Nigel Farage kicks up stink at TRIC Awards as wannabe MP clashes with Coronation Street star

Court reserves verdict on sentence suspension in Iddat Nikkah case

People are starting to focus on that corporate tax rate: Kevin O'Leary

Video: Jessica Biel dances at husband Justin Timberlake's concert as she roots her embattled husband on - following his DWI arrest

Alisha Lehmann shows her support for boyfriend Douglas Luiz as she jets off to the US for Copa America tie - but the Aston Villa man is an unused substitute in Brazil's opening game!

Video: Cat Deeley rages during This Morning money-saving segment after discovering there is a pink tax on products advertised to women

Video: Jenna Bush Hager leaves Today cohost Hoda Kotb stunned after revealing husband Henry's bizarre pet name for her

Video: Spencer Milligan dead at 86: Land of the Lost actor passes away in Wisconsin as his on-screen children pay loving tribute

Bride reveals friend refused to come to wedding because she didn’t serve vegan food

Emma Roberts calls out nepo baby critics, says they ‘don’t see all the rejection along the way’

Elie Saab’s new couture collection summons Gothic style and eery Victoriana

The E2E Tech 100 track 2024

Georgia v Portugal LIVE: Latest build-up and team news ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo call

Phil Foden leaves England camp to return home for birth of third child

Travis Kelce talks meeting royal family at Taylor Swift concert: 'Absolute delight'

The Paris Couture Week runways see a moody midnight showing and an airy vintage display

Central Oregon wildfire grows to 1,700 acres, prompting emergency declaration

Is The Acolyte's Villain Really A Sith? Here's What We Know

Alex Morgan left off the 18-player U.S. soccer roster headed to the Olympics

Texas set to introduce Jim Schlossnagle as new head baseball coach

Nicole Kidman and Daughter Sunday Rose Coordinate in Black Dresses and Sunglasses for Balenciaga Fall 2024 Couture Show During Paris Fashion Week

Think there's no such thing as 'too much blush'? TikTok says you might be blush blind!

Soccer-Mbappe scores but France held to 1-1 draw by Poland

Rassie Erasmus confirms Springboks captain and hits out at ‘fat’ Siya Kolisi claim

Babar Azam returns home after T20 World Cup exit

Opposition decries new 'military operation'

Another PIA flight attendant goes missing in Canada

Lok Sabha Speaker election: Om Birla vs K Suresh today amid TMC suspense | 10 points

Video: Shane MacGowan's widow opens up about their mutual infidelity and the 'unglamorous' side of being with The Pogues singer - including getting kicked off planes for being drunk - in her first interview since his funeral

Video: A right royal diary clash: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer miss England's Euro 24 bore draw with Slovenia to attend lavish Buckingham Palace banquet for Japanese emperor - and the Labour leader gets seated next to King's right-hand-man days before elec