BOSTON — As the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics prepare to tip off the NBA Finals on Thursday (Friday in Manila), the four biggest names in the series are looking at this moment through different lenses.

Boston's Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown — the Celtics' most tenured and scrutinized stars on their roster — see it as a chance at redemption after falling just short two seasons ago and then failing to return last year.

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