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2024 NBA Finals: Sports world reacts to Celtics' championship win

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The Boston Celtics are NBA champions after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. With the victory, they clinched their 18th franchise title, the most in NBA history.

The Celtics were led by Jayson Tatum with a 31-point, 11-assist and eight-rebound performance. Tatum led the Celtics in points, rebounds and assists this playoffs, becoming the sixth player to lead a title-winning team in those categories during the playoffs.

Jaylen Brown was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals, averaging 20.