The Boston Celtics headed into the playoffs as heavy favorites to win the NBA Finals.
They were the best team in basketball during the regular season and seemed poised to carry that momentum into the playoffs.
Despite some naysayers indicating that they would struggle against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, after their win last night, the Celtics are up 3-1 in the series.
They need to win just one more game to return to the Eastern Conference Finals, and they hope to finish the job.
If they can get Jaylen Brown to perform similarly to his performance in Game 4 against the Cavaliers, they might just be able to make their dreams come true.
Brown scored 27 points in Game 4, and he had a few words to say in a postgame press conference shared by Noa Dalzell on Twitter.
“I don’t think anybody over there can really guard me,” Brown said.
Jaylen brown on his big scoring nights in Cleveland:
“I don’t think anybody over there can really guard me.” pic.twitter.com/w11vRWtDi5
— Noa Dalzell
(@NoaDalzellNBA) May 14, 2024
(@NoaDalzellNBA) This might be seen as cocky or arrogant to some, but Brown might have a point.
He has averaged 26.5 points per game throughout the series, and had it not been for a 19-point outing in Game 2, that average would be much higher.
Brown seems to have his confidence back, and with Jayson Tatum also having a big game last night, the stars of this team are firing on all cylinders.
Will a team emerge from the East or West that can find a way to stop the Celtics in their quest to win the NBA Finals for the first time since 2008?
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