No team in the history of the has ever blown a 3-0 series lead. While the know they still need to get one more win to secure the 2024 NBA championship, they have to be feeling pretty great about the position they’re in. The Celtics were the best team in the NBA from the very start of the season, and they have the chance to put the finishing touches on one of the most dominant championship runs the league has ever seen.
If you count the regular season and playoffs, Boston is 79-20 this season entering Game 4 of the 2024 NBA Finals against the . There hasn’t been a sweep in the NBA Finals since the 2018 took four straight games off the , but this Celtics team looks primed to do it. Most NBA champions are led by an all-time great individual player.
The great thing about these Celtics is their impending championship has been very much a team effort. Boston’s five-man starting unit has been so cohesive at both ends of the floor all season. Al Horford has a case as the league’s most valuable sixth man, and even Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, and Luke Kornet have made valuable contributions during these Finals.
The Celtics have barely needed Kristaps Porzingis to turn this series into a rout. Here’s how we would rank Boston’s candidates for NBA Finals MVP right now. 3.
Jayson Tatum It’s easy to see this as a controversial selection even for the No. 3 spot. Tatum is and has been Boston’s best player for years — a 26-year-old superstar who has been named First-Team Al.
