Jaylen Brown is the main man for the Boston Celtics in this series against the Indiana Pacers. He still has a great supporting cast with Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, and Jayson Tatum but his offensive skill sets are just on another level in the penultimate round of the NBA Playoffs.
He appears too locked in on winning a championship to care about padding his individual accolades.
The Boston Celtics are looking like they are going to win the Eastern Conference.
The Boston Celtics dominated the Indiana Pacers, 126-110, gaining a commanding 2-0 advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals. Here are three stars from Thursday's playoff action.
No heroics were needed for the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday. Meanwhile, after having the series opener stolen from them, the Indiana Pacers return home beaten up and trailing 0-2 with plenty of questions to answer.
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 126-110 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The Pacers were the NBA's highest-scoring team this season. That's why it was shocking to see the Celtics hold them scoreless for more than six minutes.
When All-NBA teams were announced Wednesday, the Celtics' Jaylen Brown got snubbed. He took it out on the Pacers in Thursday's Game 2.
The Boston Celtics may have gotten somewhat lucky in beating the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals matchup. It took a 3-pointer from Jaylen Brown late in regulation to tie the game and send it to overtime.
Kristaps Porzingis was not the only Celtic big man out for Game 1 on Tuesday. Xavier Tillman was also not available due to personal reasons, which fans later learned via the player's Instagram was due to the tragic death of his father Roosevelt Tillman.
Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown did not make an All-NBA team, and backup guard Payton Pritchard is not too thrilled about it. When asked about the All-NBA teams, Pritchard congratulated teammate Jayson Tatum for making the First Team, but then said that Brown absolutely should have been on the list somewhere.
Jaylen Brown narrowly missed being selected for an All-NBA team.
On Thursday evening, Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will look to go up 2-0 in their Eastern Conference Finals series vs the Indiana Pacers after winning a thrilling Game 1 on Tuesday.
In the wake of the Boston Celtics' thrilling overtime victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, center Luke Kornet offered a humorous and empathetic defense of the fans who left the arena early.
Action Network's hoop experts share seven NBA best bets for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Pacers and Celtics on Thursday, May 23.
Alex Hinton of the Action Network shares NBA player props today, including bets for Jrue Holiday, Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard on Thursday, May 23.
Action Network's Andrew O'Connor-Watts shares a Pacers vs. Celtics Game 2 prediction, including an NBA expert picks and odds for Thursday, May 23.
When it comes to NBA basketball, two teams have battled over time for league supremacy, the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Tied with 17 NBA titles apiece, the Celtics find themselves in prime position to break that tie and stand alone as the greatest franchise in the league.
For all of what he has done for the Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum has received his fair share of criticisms over the years. The latest one, though, comes from former NBA star DeMarcus Cousins and how the lack of pressure has made people bored of the forward’s success.
The Boston Celtics survived an uppercut to the chin in Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers. What happens if they get hit again?
Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics have been one of the better NBA teams since he joined the league. The 26-year-old was selected third overall by Boston in the 2017 NBA Draft. Now in his seventh season, Tatum is currently in his fifth Eastern Conference Finals.
The Boston Celtics have been without their star big man Kristaps Porzingis since April 30th. In Game 4 against the Miami Heat in their first-round series, he suffered a calf injury that has kept him sidelined since that point.
Kristaps Porzingis won’t return for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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