Three things you may have missed from Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Mavericks

The Mavs appeared to be trying to rally at one point during the fourth quarter, but the Celtics were leading by a significant margin. Luka Doncic was finally able to make a few buckets, which gave Dereck Lively II a chance to

The NBA Champions are the Boston Celtics. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 on Monday night to secure Banner 18.

These are three details from Game 5 that you may have overlooked.

Derrick Lively II is blocked by Derrick White
The Mavs appeared to be trying to rally at one point during the fourth quarter, but the Celtics were leading by a significant margin. Luka Doncic was finally able to make a few buckets, which gave Dereck Lively II a chance to jam. However, Derrick White dismissed him.

Boston almost certainly would have held on, but this was a huge moment, and it got the crowd pumped up.

Jaylen Brown hypes up Payton Pritchard
At the end of the second quarter, Payton Pritchard drained a half-court shot to send the Celtics into half-time. The entire building went ballistic.

And when asked about the feeling of the season finally being over, Brown took time out of his answer to give an incredible quote about Pritchard.

“I mean, it still kind of feels unreal,” Brown said. “It feels like there’s another game or something tomorrow. But, you know, I can’t tell you enough about our group and our coaching staff. They were great all season long. They prepared us for these moments. We had an excellent game plan in the Finals, and then all of the guys contributed.

“Like, for example, like Payton Pritchard, like unreal, right? Unreal. Like just comes in the game and drains one from halfcourt. That dude, he’s a f—ing legend, man. Shout out to Payton Pritchard.”