Jaylen Brown got the TD Garden crowd on its feet early Tuesday with a poster dunk against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Boston Celtics guard then promptly got T’d up for the dunk’s aftermath, quickly shifting the tenor of the energy in the building.
The dunk took place in the opening minutes of Tuesday’s Game 2 as it was tied 6-6. Brown beat Tyrese Maxey from the top of the 3-point line, then leaped between four 76ers defenders from the top of the restricted area.
Adam Bona was the only defender brave enough to challenge Brown at the rim. It was a poor decision. Brown cocked the ball back an unleashed a one-handed hammer dunk as Bona met him at the rim.
Bona fell on his back to the court after both landed from the mid-air confrontation.
Brown continued to walk forward, leering over his vanquished opponent after completing the dunk. For this, he drew a technical foul.
Brown, who has frequent and vocal beef with NBA officials, immediately protested. But it was to no avail.
The 76ers were awarded a technical free throw that Tyrese Maxey converted.
But Brown’s dunk still counted on the scoreboard. As did the message as he set the tone early with the Celtics in search of a 2-0 series lead.
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