The Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106 points to 88 in Game 5 of the NBA finals Tuesday morning to complete a 4-1 win and clinch a record 18th title.
Boston Celtics who had the best regular-season record of 64 wins and 18 losses, rolled through the playoffs with a 16-3 record, never needing more than five games to win a series.
They scored 67 points in the first half, held Dallas to fewer than 100 points on 44.9% shooting for the fourth time in the series and overwhelmed their opponents with 3-point shooting, hitting 12-for-23 on 3s at one point in the third quarter.
The Celtics led 78 points to 52 with just over 90 minutes left in the third quarter and the remainder of the game was a celebration for their fans.
Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds while Jaylen Brown had 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Four Celtics starters scored in double figures.
Jrue Holiday had 15 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, and Derrick White had 14 points and eight rebounds.
For Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic had 28 points, 12 rebounds and five assists while Kyrie Irving had just 15 points with Boston’s versatile defenders making scoring difficult.