On Monday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals by a score of 106-88. They have now won their first NBA Championship since the 2008 season when Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce were on the roster. Via Yahoo Sports: "June 17, 2008: Celtics win NBA Finals June 17, 2024: Celtics win NBA Finals 16 YEARS LATER THE CELTICS ARE CHAMPIONS AGAIN" Following the game, Garnett made a post to X that had over 36,000 likes and 750,000 impressions in less than 24 hours. Garnett posted the infamous clip of him celebrating the 2008 title. Garnett captioned his post: "☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️LET’S GOOOO!!!!" The Celtics had a remarkable year where they also finished as the first seed in the Eastern Conference with the best record in the NBA (64-18). Jayson Tatum led the way in Game 5 with 31 points, eight rebounds, 11 assists and two steals while shooting 11/24 from the field in 45 minutes of playing time. Jaylen Brown won the 2024 NBA Finals MVP Award. Via NBA on TNT: "JAYL
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