Celtics Win NBA Championship Title

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics won their 17th NBA title in relentless fashion, trouncing the L.A. Lakers 131-92 to win the NBA Finals in six games. It's the Celtics' first title in 22 years, dating back to the Larry Bird era.

Boston's 39-point win surpassed the NBA record for the biggest margin of victory in a championship clincher. The 1965 Celtics beat the Lakers by 33 to win the title that year.

These Celtics completed the greatest one-year turnaround in NBA history. Last season they won just 24 games and missed the playoffs. This season they won 66 regular-season games and finished with a playoff-record 13 home wins.

Paul Pierce, who's spent his entire career wearing Celtic green, was named MVP of the finals. He scored 17 in the clinching win, but averaged more than 21 points in the NBA Finals.

The other two members of Boston's Big Three, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, each scored 26.

Comments

[Danijo]

I'm from Seattle and could not be more happy for Ray Allen - he deserves it , after everything and still more bad things going on with the Sonics.

[arspar183]

Will the Celtics be the 1st championship team that President Obama greets at the White House? How awesome that would be, to see Obama, KG et.al hooping it up at the White House!

[nicoshalom]

I posted some songs that 945 put together to celebrate the championship win on my site.

http://www.nicoshalom.com

[macintoshsauce]

I am happy that Boston beat LA. hahaha

[foodtube]

Congratulations Celtics, David Stern and the NBA picked you this year.

Hope the ratings were up!

[scornflakes]

Yeah, because if you're conspiring to get ratings as high as possible it makes a lot of sense to fix it so there's no game seven. Hope the game last night didn't conflict with your MUFON meeting.

[AnotherMike]

THIS JUST IN:

Reports of Bill Belichick spotted at multiple games in The Garden with 'binoculars' flashing a red light above the lenses... *DEVELOPING STORY*

Sorry Boston, I couldn't resist.

Conratulations, Celtics players, coaches and fans!

[trollsbwild]

It was nice to see the young guys paying homage to the old Celts and Red Auerbach. Especially enjoyed Garnett hugging Russell.
Have to give credit where due. As a Philly fan, I always hated the Celtics, especially in the halcion days of the Wilt-Russell era. It just proves that team ball wins out over a more talented goup of players. I still remember 1967 though, where the Sixers had one of the great teams of all time.

[JustifiablyParanoid]

As a fan of the Lakers my whole life -- which includes the horrors that Boston inflicted on us in the 80s -- I have to admit that the better team won the championship.

All claims of referee conspiracy aside (and I always thought if they could influence a game, they would depending on what their higher-ups wanted), Boston played with heart, determination and energy.

Which is a LOT more than I can say for the Lakers. Still....the Lakers are a young team, and one would hope they'd get their sh*# together enough to play with some conviction next year.

[jaydfl]

Pats, Sox, Celtics.

LET'S GO BRUINS!

[ShouldBeWorkin]

Hey! Revs first, man!

[soulsistah02]

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics on their championship win! As a Minnesotan, I'd like to extend special congratulations to our "native son" Kevin Garnett. We are really proud of what you have been able to accomplish in Boston.

[chappelforpres]

Coaching, defense, depth, distribution and desire, spelled the Celtic's of 2008. Congratulations on an impressive season, and an important lesson in teamwork.

[bluecash]

It was a great Laker year for this L.A. fan but undoubtedly, the better team won. I don't blame anyone individually. Not the players (well sort of), the coaches or the fans. It is a team game as Kobe seems to have finally learned so they win as a unit and lose as one too. Congrats to the Celtics who had a fantastic year. Doc Rivers is a great coach and inspired his team to win it all. Home court makes all the difference in the world so I can wait patiently until next year to see what happens. My kids are now glad to have their father back.

[scornflakes]

if it couldn't be the Cavs, I'm glad it was the Celts. Once again, the Eastern Conference shows the West how it's done. And how cool is it to see Bill Russell looking so good at 74 years old! He looks like he could still play a couple possessions in the paint. Awesome.

[Mike789]

As a Celtic fan since the 50's, having had a "Bob Cousy" signature ball as a kid, this is sweet. The three players in the photo, as well as the entire Celtic organization, are to be praised for their indefatigable due diligence. Very happy.

[Collielady]

I wish it had been the Pistons, but they didn't deserve. The Celtics have shown greatness and will be formidable again next season if my Pistons don't get their act together.

Congratulations to the Celtics and to all their fans! Enjoy the celebration!