Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic Left his team today with much tears 😢

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic Left his team today with much tears 😢

‘killer’ message to Luka Doncic after NBA Finals win
Jaylen and Luka are good sports.

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On Monday, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics broke through and won the franchise its first championship since the Bush administration with a demolition of Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals from Boston.

Brown didn’t have his most eye-popping game from a statistical standpoint in this one, but his performance for the series overall still netted him the coveted Finals MVP trophy and helped the Celtics cap off what was one of the most dominant seasons in NBA history.

One of the most impressive aspects of Brown’s performance throughout these finals was the fact that not only was he producing at an efficient rate at the offensive end of the floor, but he also guarded Doncic, arguably the game’s most difficult assignment, on the other end of the floor and did a solid job of making the Mavericks star work for everything he got and limiting his efficiency for the series.

After the game as the Celtics celebrated, Brown and Doncic shared a moment, with the two congratulating each other on a hard-fought series.

“Luka, you’re a killer. You got the best out of me. I love you, bro,” Brown told Doncic, via Tomek Kordylewski on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter (per the NBA).

“I love you too, bro,” replied Doncic.

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JB to Luka: “Luka, you’re a killer. You got the best out of me. I love you, bro.”

Luka’s response: “I love you too, bro.”

This moment between Luka and JB after the Finals 🙌

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It was a show of great sportsmanship between two players who played integral roles in their respective teams’ ascension to the game’s biggest stage and performed well when they got there.

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Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) dribbles the ball against Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the fourth quarter in game five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden.
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Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla implemented a unique defensive strategy when facing Doncic and the Mavericks this Finals. While most team are inclined to consistently send double teams at both Doncic and Mavericks teammate Kyrie Irving, Mazzulla decided to primarily guard Doncic in single coverage in an effort to prevent his Mavericks teammates from getting going.

This of course meant that Mazzulla tasked Brown with staying in front of Doncic, who isn’t the quickest or most athletic player but is a master at timing and deceleration and also is a physically strong human being with arguably the most unique skillset in the NBA.

On the whole, Brown did an admirable job of completing this task, walling off Doncic’s attempts to drive into the paint and forcing him into difficult contested jumpers, the majority of which did not go down for the Slovenian sensation.

Brown also did a solid job of staying out of foul trouble, which is always a concern when guarding a player as crafty as Doncic, especially considering how heavily the Celtics rely on Brown’s production on the other end of the floor.

Speaking of the other end of the floor, Brown delivered several big-time moments for the Celtics in these Finals, including a clutch jumper in Game 3 with under a minute remaining to essentially ice the game (and the series) for Boston.

In any case, the Celtics will now be the clear favorites to do this once again next year.

Jackson Stone is a sports journalist for ClutchPoints with expertise in covering the NBA, NFL, and CAA Football. The Mercer University senior from Atlanta is on track to graduate with a BA in communications, and he has bylines at FanSided and USA Today Sports’ Georgia athletics website.

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Jaylen Brown and the Celtics fended off a very worthy adversary in the NBA Finals.

Boston was challenged to subdue Luka Doncic on basketball’s biggest stage. This was no easy task, as the Mavericks star averaged nearly 29 points per game across an unexpectedly lengthy Dallas playoff run that spanned across 22 contests.

Doncic almost averaged a double-double (29.2 points, 8.8 rebounds) in the Finals, but his efforts weren’t enough to yield an upset. The Mavs’ championship dreams were officially vanquished Monday evening when the C’s won Game 5 at TD Garden and claimed the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the 18th time in franchise history.

Before Brown popped champagne bottles with his Celtics teammates, the NBA Finals MVP made a point to salute Doncic and recognize his impact on the series.

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“Luka, you’re a killer,” Brown told Doncic, per a mic’d-up video. “You got the best out of me. I love you, bro.”

The Mavericks will be hard-pressed to return to the Finals next season, as the Western Conference figures to be even more competitive than it was in the 2023-24 campaign. But oddsmakers are expecting more of the same from Doncic, who as of Friday had the second shortest odds at FanDuel Sportsbook to win league MVP next season.

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Elaine Thompson-Herah, the two-time Olympic champion in the 100m and 200m, will miss the Paris Olympics with an Achilles injury.

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Dallas ISD track coach Coach Lauren Cross watched her former athlete, Sha’Carri Richardson, win the 100-meter race at the Olympic trials to clinch her spot in the 2024 games in Paris
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Sha’Carri Richardson is on her way to the Paris Olympics after clinching her spot in the 100 meter dash over the weekend. The North Texas native started her running career in Dallas ISD. Sophia Beausoleil spoke with her former track coach who plans to cheer her on in Paris.

After securing her spot in the 100-meter at the Olympic trials, Sha’Carri Richardson is officially on her way to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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“The formula is always hard work; you have to put in the work to be rewarded, and so I’m just very grateful, and I’m just so proud of Sha’Carri, and I always tell her that, ‘You know, I’m always proud of you regardless of what the outcome is,” said Lauren Cross, a teacher, coach and assistant athletic coordinator at Carter High School in Dallas.

Coach Cross returned from Oregon earlier this week, where she watched Richardson secure her spot in the 2024 Olympics.

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“it was just fun to be back in Eugene, to watch her in her element and then for her to make the Olympic team,” said Cross.

“It was very rewarding. I knew that it was meant for her to be there. She’s worked so hard, she’s overcome so much, and so you know, she’s where she needs to be.”

She coached Richardson at Carter High School between 2014 and 2018.

“When she came in, she was faster than most of the kids, and by her senior year, she was running collegiate times,” said Cross. “You know, exceptional kids always stand out. It’s just making sure that they have the commitment that goes with it, and so she has the commitment and the hard work, and that’s why she’s qualified to the Olympics.”

“Her seed was planted before she got to high school, I think it was always in her,” said Cross about Richardson. “You know, she’s always had good work, ethic so she knew what she had to do.”

The 24-year-old has blossomed into a track superstar over the years. She’s competed and won many races in her career, including the Track and Field World Championships in Budapest last year. Richardson is looking to add an Olympic medal to her resume.

When she was 21, she was supposed to attend the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but was disqualified after a positive marijuana test. That’s in the past, and Richardson is running fast toward the future.

“She’s 24 now, you have to remember three years ago, she was just a baby, she was 21. You know, you learn, you mature, you grow, you develop, and you know, it’s all within God’s time,” said Cross.

“Just to see everything that she’s overcome and how hard she’s worked and she’s really earned it you know, it’s earned, nothing was ever given,” described Cross.

In 2023, the Dallas Independent School District named the track inside Kincade Stadium at the Jesse Owens Athletic Complex after Richardson, following her world champion title.

“This track just has a lot of memories, a lot of moments, especially since Sha’Carri ran on this track for four years,” said Cross about the Sha’Carri Richardson Track.

Cross, who started coaching ten years ago, said she feels blessed to have come across such an amazing athlete and it’s a dream many other trainers wish to have, an athlete competing in the Olympics.

She says stadium in Dallas s a reminder to aspiring athletes that Richardson once ran and trained on the same track, and should serve as motivation for others to work hard and go after their dreams.

“It just shows that anything is possible. You have someone that was in your shoes, I mean, she was literally in their shoes years ago, and if you dream big and work hard, you can achieve your goals,” said Cross.

“So it’s just easy for the younger kids to see, just never give up and keep working. No matter what adversity you face or what you go through, just continue to stay strong and believe in yourself and work hard and everything will work out.”

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