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Jaylen Brown just never stops getting better

Jaylen Brown is in his sixth Eastern Conference finals in eight seasons. That type of winning, without a ring, comes with heavy pressure. It took him a while to get used to the scrutiny.

I spoke to Brown about the consistent deep playoff runs, his evolution, the Celtics’

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All of The Athletic NBA coverage from the Celtics knocking out the Cavs:

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Jay King 1 on 1 with Jaylen Brown embracing not giving a fuck nytimes.com/athletic/54982…

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Jaylen Brown is in his sixth Eastern Conference finals in eight seasons. That type of winning, without a ring, comes with heavy pressure. It took him a while to get used to the scrutiny.

I spoke to Brown about the consistent deep playoff runs, his evolution, the Celtics’

Jayson Tatum said he and Joe Mazzulla have conversations throughout the game about how the Celtics should use Tatum: 'Just trying to manipulate the game, understanding that I do have a lot of the attention when I’m on the court and I have the ball. And how can I dominate the

Jayson Tatum: “Al is like a brother to me, somebody I love dearly.”

Jayson Tatum: “I feel like I’m one of the best rebounders that’s not a 5-man.”

Inside look at Cavs offseason: JB Bickerstaff’s tenuous status, future of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland after Cleveland’s first East semis berth without LeBron James since 1993, and what’s next.

At The Athletic with Jason Lloyd and Joe Vardon: nytimes.com/athletic/54972…

One moment in December in the Cavs’ coaches office foreshadowed the end of this season. Injuries, either Darius Garland or Donovan Mitchell not in a Cavs uniform, and a coach in trouble. Reporting with ⁦Shams Charania⁩ and ⁦Jason Lloyd⁩ nytimes.com/athletic/54972…

Jayson Tatum on Al Horford: “Those plays, that was so meaningful.”

“His performance, his energy, his leadership tonight was crucial.”

Derrick White: “Whatever the team needs, Al Horford will do for it.”

Joe Mazzulla: “Everybody wants to win until it’s really time to win. And then you have to nut up and do a lot of shit that you don’t want to do.”

Joe Mazzulla pointed out the Celtics got the ball up the floor quickly during the fourth quarter. He said they just kept making the right play while dissecting the Cavaliers defense in the fourth.

Joe Mazzulla on Al Horford: Tonight you saw his gift. His gift is passion, inspiration. … that’s who Al is as a person… I thought he started it for us and all our guys responded well.