On Thursday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks (at home) by a score of 107-89 to win Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
All-Star forward Jaylen Brown led the way with 22 points, six rebounds, two assists, three steals and three blocks while shooting 7/12 from the field and 2/6 from the three-point range in 37 minutes of playing time.
During the game, the former Cal star also had a huge block on 2016 NBA Champion Kyrie Irving that got a lot of views on social media.
Irving got into the lane and went up for a shot, but Brown was able to swat the ball out of bounds.
Brown is in his eighth season in the NBA and this is already his second time in the Finals (and he’s been to the conference finals six times).
He finished the regular season with averages of 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 49.9% from the field and 35.4% from the three-point range in 70 games.
Irving, who played 36 minutes, completed the game with 12 points, three rebounds, two assists, two steals, and a 6/19 shooting and a 0/5 three-point shooting percentage.
With a 1-0 series lead, the Celtics will host Game 2 on Sunday night in Boston.