May 11, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) drives the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first quarter during game five of the second round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at TD Garden. David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics had it going big time in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday afternoon.

Down by 10 in the first quarter, Boston went on an 18-6 run in the second quarter before taking over the game after halftime en route to a double-digit lead.

Part of this run included Brown finishing an alley-oop from star teammate Jayson Tatum while getting fouled in the process. It threw Celtics fans inside TD Garden into an absolute frenzy as the home team took a 61-49 lead.

Brown entered Game 7 averaging 22.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game on 47% shooting from the field in the series.

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