Jayson Tatum scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists to lead Boston to a victory over New York. Tatum just missed getting a triple-double for the second straight game after earning one in a victory at Philadelphia on Thursday.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) shoots the ball against Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) in game five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images / Peter Casey-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Lakers were the only team that the Dallas Mavericks seriously engaged with in a trade for Luka Doncic.

The Boston Celtics gave their 26-year-old franchise player and top-five talent a supermax deal, which is what 29 other teams would have done.

"He is the reason why Luka got traded," said Spears of Brown. "He shut him down in the Finals. What he did to Luka in the Finals, shutting him down, guarding him full court, making it unbearable offensively,

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