The Boston Celtics jumped out to an early lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, winning 120–95 at the TD Garden.
Leading the charge for the Celtics was Jaylen Brown, who finished the game with 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting along with six rebounds and two assists.
After the game, Brown issued a somewhat bold statement regarding the Celtics pursuit of the NBA championship. His quote began as you might expect any response from an athlete trying to get through a post-game presser might begin.
“Anything can happen. It’s the NBA playoffs. We’re just taking it one game at a time,” Brown said from the podium. “That’s all we can control. We try to come out an be the harder playing team. We stick to our agenda and let the chips fall where they may.”
Nothing too flashy there, but the conversation took a sharp turn.
“It’s going to be tough for a team to have to beat us four times,” Brown said. :As long as we come out and we execute on both ends, and we’re the harder playing team, I think we’ll be fine.”
