Celtics seeking NBA history

When the NBA Finals begin Thursday the Bostin Celtics will be trying to make history on multiple fronts as they face the Dallas Mavericks. First, they will be seeking their 18th championship banner, breaking a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most in league history. Second, their head coach Joe Mazzula would become at 35 the youngest head coach to win a title since Bill Russell back in 1969. Mazzulla only got the interim tag removed from his position at the start of this season.& The league is also making news in the broadcast booth as commentator Doris Burke will be the first woman analyst on an NBA Finals telecast. If all that wasn’t enough, there is also the spectacle of Kyrie Irving returning to Boston. Irving was once the toast of the town. He helped the Celtics reach Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2017-18 season, which was also Jayson Tatum’s rookie season. But Irving missed that series with a knee injury and the Celtics narrowly lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in LeBron James’ title season there. After telling Celtics fans he was committed to being on the team long-term at the start of...