Jaylen Brown named NBA Finals MVP

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown capped off an unimaginable season for the Celtics with an NBA Championship and much more postseason {hardware}. Brown was named NBA Finals MVP on Monday evening, after Boston completed off the Mavericks with a Sport 5 victory at TD Backyard.

Brown scored 21 factors to go along with eight rebounds and 6 assists in Boston’s 106-88 win in Sport 5, along with taking part in some glorious protection all through the sport. He was honored to obtain MVP honors after successful his first NBA title, but in addition heaped tons of reward on his teammates — particularly Jayson Tatum.

“It was a full staff effort and I share this with my brothers, and my associate in crime, Jayson Tatum,” Brown mentioned at midcourt after receiving the Invoice Russell trophy. “He was with me the entire manner.

“I am grateful for each second, each alternative,” added Brown.

Brown averaged 20.8 factors off 44 % capturing to go along with 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per recreation within the Finals, placing an exclamation level on his unimaginable postseason run and eighth season with the Celtics. He now has each the Invoice Russell NBA Finals MVP trophy and the Larry Chicken Jap Convention Finals MVP trophy, which he took residence after averaging practically 30 factors per recreation in Boston’s sweep of the Indiana Pacers. 

In a couple of quick months, he’ll have his first championship ring. 

Brown had one among his best seasons for the Celtics in the course of the common season, averaging 23 factors per recreation off a career-high 49.9 % capturing from the ground. However he wasn’t named to any of the three All-NBA groups, one thing he took personally as Boston launched into its postseason run.

Whereas the Celtics obtained contributions from nearly everybody on the roster, Brown was essentially the most full participant all through the playoffs. He made a number of massive buckets and key defensive gamers for the Celtics all through the postseason, together with a game-tying three on the finish of Sport 1 of the Convention Finals towards the Pacers and what was basically a game-sealing jumper in Sport 3 of the Finals in Dallas, a pleasant completion to his 30-point effort for Boston.