Jaylen Brown 'Super Excited' to Play LeBron James, Cavs in Conference Finals
Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown said Friday he's "super excited" for a second consecutive Eastern Conference Finals clash with LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Chris Forsberg of ESPN passed along Brown's comments about the matchup:
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The University of California product put together his best series of last year's playoffs against the Cavs. He averaged 9.0 points and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 58.6 percent from the field after he failed to make much of an impact in the first two rounds.
His uptick in performance wasn't enough to save the Celtics, however, as Cleveland won the series 4-1.
Boston has leaned more heavily on Brown to carry the backcourt load in the 2018 postseason with Kyrie Irving sidelined because of a knee injury, and Brown has delivered. He's averaging 16.9 points per game on 48.7 percent shooting.
The absences of Irving and Gordon Hayward, who was injured during his Celtics debut in October, make the team an underdog in the rematch.
