Celtics defeat Mavericks and capture Banner 18 after Jayson Tatum dominates game 5 winning 106-88

On Monday night back in Boston the Celtics look to capture banner 18 after a disappointing performance in game 4, the Celtics find themselves back on home court looking to close out the Dallas Mavericks and win the Larry O'Brien trophy. Boston was basically a no show in game 4 after taking a commanding 3-0 series lead. Dallas played their best game of the season when they needed it most and now the Celtics have a chance to end the Mavericks season at home in what fans are hoping will be a massive bounce back. The big news before tip off was once again regarding the health of Celtics star Kristaps Porzingis. For Celtics fans they got some great news heading into game 5, head coach Joe Mazzulla said pregame that Porzingis was not only available but that he expected to see him play tonight and Porzingis would have no minutes restriction. This is huge news for Boston if Porzingis can give the Celtics anything on Monday night the teams chances to knock out the Mavericks and win the title are greatly increased. For Dallas they'll look to repeat the script from game 4 and see if they can extend the series back to Dallas. https://twitter.com/celtics/status/1802839139005391195