Jaylen Brown reminded folks Wednesday night why he was MVP of the NBA Finals last year. With fellow All-Star Jayson Tatum on the bench in a playoff game for the first time in his career, Brown had 36 points,

The Celtics will play bigger, more consequential games during this playoff run, but Wednesday’s game quietly meant quite a bit.

In my first interview with Boston, I said I was going to go to war for this city, and I don’t think nothing has changed.”