On June 18, Beijing time, the Celtics, who returned to their home court, defeated the Mavericks 106-88 and defeated the opponent with a total score of 4-1 to win the 18th championship in team history. However, how difficult it was to win the championship, after the game, the team's head coach Mazzulla and the main center Porzingis both announced surgery.
After the game, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla revealed in an interview that he suffered a torn meniscus in March and had to undergo surgery in the offseason.
In a post-win interview, Porzingis revealed that his injury would have required surgery and would have taken months to recover. However, in order to win the championship, he was injured in G2, so he chose to play with an injury today. He played 16 minutes and 05 seconds in the game, scoring 5 points and 1 rebound on 2-of-4 shooting. Contributed on both offensive and defensive ends.
No one can succeed casually, and the Celtics' championship depends on everyone's unremitting efforts and tenacious struggle.