Here are the takeaways as Jaylen Brown and the Celtics outlasted the Heat 93-80 in a rock-fight Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
1. After Game 5, Ime Udoka was asked what the biggest difference was between First Half Jaylen Brown and Second Half Jaylen Brown.
“He didn’t turn it over,” Udoka said shortly, and then paused to wait for the next question.
In a series defined by its simplicity, Brown’s Game 5 was a microcosm. In the first half, he drove into a crowd repeatedly and was stripped every single time.