- ABC News
- August 9, 2018
Jaylen Brown believes the Boston Celtics will represent the Eastern Conference in the 2019 NBA Finals. During an appearance on CJ McCollum's "Pull Up" podcast released Wednesday, Brown expressed confidence when asked by the Portland Trail Blazers guard whether he believes Boston will get to the Finals after LeBron James' departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers. "Oh, we're getting to the Finals. No question about it," Brown said. But Brown did take umbrage with the suggestion that Boston is set to ascend only because of James' departure. "I hate how everybody is like, 'Oh, LeBron's gone in the East,'" Brown said. "I know he did have a strong hold on the East for the last seven years, but he barely got us out of there this year. And our mindset was like, 'Man, he's not beating us again.'" James and his former Cavs squad rallied from a 3-2 deficit to defeat Boston in seven games in the East finals this past season. It was James' eighth...