NBA Finals: Tatum leads Celtics to 18th title

The Boston Celtics are the new NBA champions after defeating the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 on Tuesday morning to take the best-of-seven series 4-1.

Jayson Tatum led his team to victory with 31 points, and he was in tears when substituted with a minute left on the clock. Jaylen Brown poured in 21 points and Jrue Holiday added 15 points. Brown was named the Most Valuable Player of the finals.

It was a dominant performance after the Game 4 setback which the Celtics lost by 38 points.