Jun 20, 2024 - Sports

How the Boston Celtics made history with their latest NBA title

There's no denying Boston made history with this week's 106-88 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

Zoom in: We all know by now the Celtics now have the most titles in NBA history, surpassing the Lakers, but the team left its mark in other ways.

👶 At 35, Joe Mazzulla is the youngest coach to win an NBA title since coach Bill Russell won in the late 1960s at age 34, per NBC Sports.

The last person who held that record is Hall of Famer Pat Riley, who was 37 when he led the Lakers to the championship in 1982, per NBA.com.

🇩🇴 Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso, AKA Al Horford, is the first Dominican player to win the NBA title.

🔥 The Celts' final record for the regular season and the playoffs was 80-21, the 13th-best record in NBA history, per NBA.com.

The Celtics had the most efficient offense in NBA history with 122.2 points per 100 possessions, per NBA.com.

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