Terence Crawford might be the greatest analyst! He saw this coming from a mile away! On Monday night, the Boston Celtics demolished the Dallas Mavericks with 108-88 to take home a record 18th NBA title. It should have been a hard fought match, but ended up as nothing but a stroll in the park for the Celtics. But how did ‘Bud’ Crawford see this coming?

Well, on 31 May, the Mavericks won the series against the Timberwolves with a 21-point blowout, after which Luka Doncic was seen drinking a can of beer. To this, former undisputed champion Terence Crawford had responded on X, saying, “Job not done yet! You can have a beer when you win this last series”.

And guess what? The last series against the Celtics didn’t go as well as Doncic would have wanted. Despite that, turning to his Instagram story, Crawford seems to have finally given Doncic permission to drink a beer. In a clip shared on his story, Crawford reminded his fans about this comment and said, reacting to the Mavericks losing the game, “I was telling y’all job not finished. That’s not why he don’t need to drink no beer. That’s exactly why he didn’t need to drink no beer. See, you can’t celebrate too soon.”

He later added, “Now he can drink a beer because he on vacation. But they played good though. Congratulations Boston”. What’s more, the Celtics were never really in any danger, even when the Mavericks won Game 4 with a 38-point blowout last Friday. In fact, the same could be said about their entire playoff, where they dropped only three games. Meanwhile, Doncic appeared disheartened after suffering a Game 5 loss as he thanked his team. 

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Luka Doncic reflects on last season

Despite the loss, after the match, Doncic thanked his teammates and coaches for making an unexpected finals run. Dallas did the unlikely, being the fifth seed, by knocking off the western conference’s top four seeds: LA Clippers, OKC Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves. However, they fell short against the league-best Boston team, who went 80-21 in the regular season and playoffs.

Speaking to a bunch of reporters, Doncic said, “I’m proud of every guy that stepped on the floor. All the coaches and all the people behind [us]. Obviously, we didn’t win the finals, but we did have a hell of a season, and I’m proud of everyone”. The Mavericks consisted of players mostly under 30, so with some minor tweaks to the lineup, they should be able to fast track their way to premier contenders in next year’s championship.

A win or not, Luca Doncic seems to have taken a break from the sport, refusing to participate in next month’s FIBA Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament to improve his health. Perhaps he took Terence Crawford’s advice, possibly ready to kick back and relax with a cold one. What are your thoughts on how everything played out in the end?”