Former UCLA Bruins guard Jrue Holiday and his Boston Celtics teammates are 2023-2024 NBA Champions. The Celtics used a 67-46 first half to cruise to a Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Holiday recorded a double-double in the game, scoring 15 points and ripping down 11 rebounds in 43 minutes played. Holiday scored double digits in 11 out of his last 12 postseason games. The double-double for Holdiday was his second of the series and third of the postseason.
The 34-year-old averaged 14.5 points per game, and 7.2 rebounds in the series. Holiday had 19 assists and turned the ball over just 7 times in the five-game series.
The former Bruins guard became the first player in NBA history to win a championship in his first season with two separate franchises. Holiday helped the Milwaukee Bucks win the title in 2020-2021.
Jrue Holiday is the only player in NBA history to win a championship in his first season with two separate franchises (min. 30 MPG in playoffs).
🏆 2020-21 with Milwaukee
🏆 2023-24 with Boston pic.twitter.com/YcbvzmEAMI— NBA (@NBA) June 18, 2024
It appears Holiday will remain with the Celtics. Back in April, he signed a four-year, $135M contract extension. This deal will take him through the 2027-2028 season.