Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics takes a shot towards John Collins of the Atlanta Hawks through the first quarter of Sport One of many Jap Convention First Spherical Playoffs between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks at TD Backyard on April 15, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Getty Photographs through AFP)
WASHINGTON- Jaylen Brown scored 29 factors and grabbed 12 rebounds to steer the Boston Celtics over the Atlanta Hawks, 112-99 of their Jap Convention Playoffs first spherical opener.
Brown performed with a wrapping on minimize fingers and a protecting masks he has had for 2 months as a result of a facial fracture.
“Received to come back out and be able to go,” he mentioned.
“My crew relies on me. My metropolis relies on me. I don’t make no excuses. I come out and play ball.”
Jayson Tatum added 25 factors and 11 rebounds whereas Derrick White contributed 24 factors for Boston, which used a 20-3 second-quarter run to grab a 74-44 half-time lead.
Atlanta, led by Dejounte Murray’s 24 factors, rallied within the second half however couldn’t mount a sustained menace.
“Begins on protection,” Brown mentioned. “Popping out and being locked in defensively. That’s a very good younger crew. We’ve acquired to provide them respect and are available out and play them tight and keep aggressive.”
Brown desires to keep away from second-half fades after constructing massive leads.
“That’s the journey for us, to remain and maintain that mentality locked in all through the playoffs, 48 minutes all through the sport,” he mentioned.
“Tonight we waned a bit of bit however we’ll choose it up because the playoffs go on.”
Saturday’s different Jap Convention first-round sequence opener finds New York at Cleveland whereas the Western Convention opener sends defending champion Golden State to Sacramento, the place the host Kings make their first playoff look since 2006.
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