The Los Angeles Lakers faced the Boston Celtics without LeBron James, Luka Dončić and Marcus Smart on Friday. It didn't go well.

"I was just so excited in that moment that we won a championship. I can be 100% honest, there was no animosity, I wasn't upset." The post Jayson Tatum describes relationship with Jaylen Brown, Finals MVP feelings appeared first on Boston.

LeBron James even has his fellow NBA players in awe. Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown recently discussed James' absurd NBA record of 42,260 career points during a stream on Twitch.

Celtics wing Jordan Walsh is playing the best basketball of his life. Jaylen Brown sees that, but he doesn't want Walsh to lose sight of the process.

Jaylen Brown will indeed miss a game for the first time this season as the Celtics play the Wizards at 7 p.m. Thursday. Brown was downgraded from doubtful to out due to an illness. Jayson Tatum also remains out due to his Achilles rehab.

The Boston Celtics haven't exactly looked like NBA Finals contenders through the early part of the season, but that hasn't stopped Jaylen Brown from putting together a tremendous start to the 2025-26 campaign.

The driving force behind their success has been the elite play of superstar Luka Doncic. The 26-year-old guard is off to a blistering start, firmly placing himself in the middle of the MVP race. Doncic has averaged a league-leading 35.