The Celtics defeated the Mavericks 106-88 on Monday. They are the 2024 NBA champions.
Here are the takeaways.
1. The Celtics were by far the best team in the regular season. They were by far the best team in the Eastern Conference. And on Monday, they proved themselves the best team in the NBA.
This was not a team that was built by signing superstars, although Brad Stevens has been immensely shrewd in his moves throughout his tenure. This was not a team driven by a singular superstar, because both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were singularly spectacular.