basketball

Jaylen Brown explains why Game 1 domination of 76ers exemplified Celtics basketball

โ€ขYahoo Sports

Jaylen Brown often assesses what is and isn't Boston Celtics basketball after a game, but there was no doubt what conclusion he'd reach on Sunday.

BOSTON โ€” Whenever Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown takes the podium or stands in front of the media, he often assesses whether or not his team just played "Celtics basketball. " If they were beat on the boards or looked lazy on defense, they didn't. If they hustled for loose balls and played together, they did.

Following the Green Team's 123-91 drubbing of the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday afternoon in Game 1 of the first round, there was no question which way Brown would rule when he got behind the mic. "That was Celtics basketball," Brown stated after the wire-to-wire win. "We've been the harder playing team all year.

That can't change now that the playoffs have started. โ€ Jaylen Brown on the Celticsโ€™ professionalism tonight: โ€œThat was Celtics basketball. We've been the harder playing team all year.

That can't change now that the playoffs started. โ€ pic. twitter.