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For the first time in 16 years, the Boston Celtics are the NBA champions.
Joe Mazzulla’s team capped off a dominant campaign in the only way they knew: By winning.
Following a questionable effort on the road in Game 4, the Celtics were more than ready to perform at home, and it was never actually close.
Jayson Tatum had his best game of the series, and it seemed like he was on the verge of stealing the Finals MVP award from Jaylen Brown.
However, the California product wound up taking the award, and Tatum had nothing but good things to say about that (via Justin Turpin).
Tatum claimed that neither of them truly cared about who got Finals MVP, adding that both needed each other and that he was just happy for his teammate.
Tatum on Jaylen Brown winning NBA Finals MVP:
“I’m extremely happy for him.X. The main goal for us was to win a championship. We didn’t care who got Finals MVP. I need him through this journey and he needs me. It was great to see him have that moment and share that with him.” pic.twitter.com/QhMdNEzCwR
— Justin Turpin (@JustinmTurpin) June 18, 2024
For years, people debated whether Tatum and Brown would be able to get the job done together, with some going as far as to urge the team to break them up.
Brown was often tangled up in trade rumors, with Tatum being considered the only untouchable player on the team.
Fast forward to today, and Brown won both Eastern Conference Finals MVP and Finals MVP, so perhaps the gap wasn’t as wide as some wanted to make it seem.
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