Former Celtics players react as Boston wins 18th championship originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics have done it. With a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals, Boston secured its 18th championship. surpassing rival Los Angeles Lakers for the most in NBA history.
As confetti fell at TD Garden, former Celtics players took to social media to react to their team winning its first title in 16 years. with a dominant 106-88 victory in Game 5.
Kendrick Perkins claimed that this season’s Celtics team completed the most dominant playoff run of all time:
A real blowout tonight by the Celtics to cap one of the greatest championship runs in NBA history. Continue…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 18, 2024
Kevin Garnett shares a GIF of when he won the Finals in Boston:
Paul Pierce seemingly called out those who doubted that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown could win together:
What can you say now?
-Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) June 18, 2024
Pierce is also excited about Boston’s iconic duck boat parade, which is rumored to be on friday:
Add gas to the duck boats
-Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) June 18, 2024
Isaiah Thomas showed love to his former team for achieving the ultimate goal:
They did that
– Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) June 18, 2024
Evan Turner loved the videos of the celebrations in the Celtics locker room:
Sam Cassell goes crazy for pouring champagne on Tatum
—Evan Turner (@thekidet) June 18, 2024
Antoine Walker shared a photo of him dressed in green asking for Banner 18:
Meanwhile, Rasheed Wallace, who spent the 2009-10 season with the Celtics, wondered if Boston would repeat:
Can they go in a row?
– Rasheed Wallace (@UnderdogSheed) June 18, 2024