Updated Jun 17, 2024 - Sports

Celtics clinch first NBA championship in 16 years

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 Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics holds up the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award after Boston's 106-88 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden.

Jaylen Brown holds up the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award after Boston's 106-88 win against the Dallas Mavericks to clinch the 2024 NBA Finals.Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images

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