INSTANT REACTION: Jaylen Brown was on fire in Game 2 vs. Pacers, Celtics take 2-0 series lead

Tom Giles, Eddie House and Brian Scalabrine give their instant reaction and analysis to the Celtics' 126-110 win against the Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
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[@harrismust2851]

JB7 for finals MVP💪

[@joeschmoe3963]

Great W tonight, JB is playing DANGEROUS ball rn!!!

[@FiveFigsDigital]

Jaylen Brown reminds me of all the HOF Celtics from the 60s. I am old enough and lucky enough to have seen them play live. BR, especially. He's a combination of Sam Jones, KC Jones, Satch Sanders, all the supposed second fiddles in Boston. At its best, it's a team game.

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

What a comparison!

[@teatro_beagles]

I'm surprised you know how to place a comment in KZbin 😂

[@montespaul]

haha RUDE

[@FiveFigsDigital]

@@teatro_beagles Go eat some dog food. Wet or dry? You're a wet dog. Big can.

[@willaerley7140]

I was thinking James Worthy. A monster in the playoffs but didn’t get all the attention.

[@AbelAraya]

My guess is tomorrow ESPN will do the Jaylen vs Tatum "who is actually their best player" debate like we've teleported back to 2019.

[@therealdarrell282]

I agree. I can see the media doing it to keep the bs stories going about the Celtics.

[@felipeb.9321]

for real... and in the middle of the debate they will start ranting about LBJ or Steph 😂🤣

[@jay-jay8191]

It's funny because a segment about Brown amazing shot in game 1 became about a long discussion about Lebron tweet about the final shot. which explains why Brown wasn't in all nba team.

[@AbelAraya]

@@jay-jay8191 and even more on that, Celtics win G4 in Cleveland to go up 3-1, but the big story is about Lebron James sitting courtside and the headlines start swarming- “Is this a ploy from Lebron? Why was he at the Game? Are the Cavs a sneaky target for Lebron this summer?” 🤦🏾‍♂️ this shit is so funny

[@jay-jay8191]

​​@@AbelAraya yeah SMH I thought it was going to be about Celtics moving on n talk about the Celtics players. Today before the game discussion about how disappointing Tatum played in game 1 but has his stat line on the bottom 36 12 4 3, I guess he should've had 37-40 pts.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Jaylen Brown ENTER his 1st YEAR PRIMES 💪🔥💪

[@charleshottleman9706]

J.B. MVP! J.B. MVP!😊

[@mrsheev9131]

And he's not All-NBA???? Voters are nuts man, we need to snub JB from something else before Game 3 to get him going nuclear again.

[@paulrichards5002]

Insane isnt it,is it me or is this Celtics team alot like Patriots teams of past were the collective as appose to the individual is the key.youd have players not selected for pro bowls cause their stats of sacks interceptions werent high enough to sell on a marquee,Brady with MVP's etc yet year in year out they were core players of a team competing if not winning a championship.jaylen just needs to keep doing what he's doing

[@Prince__Major]

The media doesn’t like him … they only voted him all nba last year to make the Celtics pay him or trade him … that’s why they had all the narratives last year about breaking them up .. after the Celtics payed him they changed it narrative and now it’s about how they shoot too many 3s

[@MajorBeatings101]

When Smart got traded away, the big question was who was going to be the locker room leader. I think we all know who it is after tonight..

[@juliusrickles]

He should've been the leader 3 years ago

[@VijayYadav-b8l]

Let’s go what a performance from JB making a strong mvp case

[@JamesToliver-ge4jb]

JB snub Olympic Team,ALL defense and now all Nba. JB Get your Chip and get hell out of Boston. They don't support or respect him properly.

[@DosaGotBeatz]

​@@JamesToliver-ge4jb you'd love to have him now huh!!!

[@RezzyDocYT]

Media is lucky KP isn’t healthy… all of these games would be blowouts

[@adidzis]

just few days remaining to wait and then we will see Celts in full strength

[@coops1992]

Skip Bayless today : ''Celtics are extremely lucky cause Haliburton, Butler, Mitchell were all injured, they cakewalk through the weak East'' xD

[@enigmafiresup4658]

@@coops1992Luck is a part of every championship team. That’s a fact. And let’s not pretend that boston wouldn’t beat all those teams even if they were fully healthy

[@NeoYaoZuDarrenBlss]

Hopefully KP can come back for game 3 or 4 so he can adapt back into the game before NBA finals against mavericks/Timberwolves

[@MDCYouTube]

Game 2 win baby! ☘️

[@jfree2888]

Love it Celtics are killing it but the job is far from over

[@larryrussell7430]

Love JB making teams pay for focusing on Tatum, and when the opposition focuses on Brown, Tatum will make them pay.

[@Casortulfo23]

2nd team all NBA snubs makes Jaylen angry grrr

[@NewJourney]

Wooooaaaa the choke shirt Reggie Miller… House got no filter DAMN😱😱

[@earlcooper5914]

The better team won period

[@techbhoy121]

JB 🔥🔥🔥

[@monsterdragondeluxe]

Thats my guy, Eddie "making big shots for a pay" House! I love love that guy! Also, Scal, great to see you happy!

[@kieranhight9453]

I want to watch this after every game, but the live fans behind the desk is a terrible option, i get it for the hype but you can hardly hear anything! Get in the studio post match lads

[@juliusrickles]

MVP

[@petejr5248]

Correct !! I love the energy, but it’s hugely annoying and distracting when you want to hear the commentary

[@petejr5248]

What they just need to do what they do at TNT and do it away from the crowd. I think the fans are so close to where they’re sitting and it makes it hard to hear or they need to have someone in come talk to the fans before they go alive like look, we want your energy, but there are some points. You need to quiet down..

[@TheRobversion1]

Nice to finally get a G2 win! Mission's not over though. have to go to indy and play with desperation to win G3 as if they lost game 2. on to the things i liked and disliked: liked- 1. JB deserves this #1 spot. he played under control, had great shot selection and played through a minor injury. definitely was an absurd snub for all-nba and to a lesser extent all-def. I pegged white to be the EC MVP, but after this masterclass, i'm changing my call to JB winning it. he has been the most consistent celtic these playoffs. 2 speaking of d.white, this will go under the radar but he was super clutch in this game. Remember that time when indy pulled to within 3? who staved off the run to give the celtics separation? here's 4 celtic possessions that happened after that: a. d.white layup b. d.white dunk that should've been a 3 point play c. d.white drive into a pass for a JT layup d. d.white 3 3. Saw Joe change the defensive coverages and put Al on Siakam like i called last time. sure siakam got hot but we werent getting beat by the others anymore. less 3s too. Good adjustment by Joe. I want to see this continue in G3. it made indy's offense stagnant. bonus: shoutout to brissy for coming in cold and being a pest on defense. 3 steals! disliked- 1. i have been a staunch defender of JTs lack of scoring but this was his worst game of the playoffs. there was a stretch towards the end of the 2Q where he just disengaged on defense, like he let his misses affect his effort on D and the boards. and yeah look at his boards this gam. he had a good stretch in the 2nd half but his defense and rebounding were below his usual standards. 2. X looked lost and disinterested in garbage time. why did we play him? just let him grieve his dad's death for now and play Queta. its garbage time anyway and hes matched up vs. isaiah jackson. i dont want to see X in G3 if hes still not ready to play. play Brissy and queta instead (assuming luke is injured). 3. Carlisle pulled his starters midway through the 4Q. IMO Joe should've rested his starters/not risked injury with a 15+ point lead and the pacers bench in with 3m to go. better to give playoff experience to the bench guys and to get sam, brissy and pp into a rhtyhm. This was all the more important for Jb as he was managing a minor injury. Great to shut up the haters for a bit and have them grasping at straws to fault these celtics. I'd like to see a better start for boston in G3 especially if Hali's out. have to show that killer instinct and not give indy any confidence that they can hang with them. Let's go Cs! Beat indy!

[@omutvtube3910]

Boston - Dallas: Finals Tatum & JB vs. Luka & Karie. What a series this will be. Tatum gets Finals MVP as Celtics win game 7 in OT at home. Each game will be decided by 3 or less possessions. No disrespect to Indiana or Ant Man I just think experience is the conference finals X-Factor.

[@FunGuy02626]

And most people say that he's not worth the 300m contract smh 😆😅💪🍀

[@greggzuman529]

JB is our MJ

[@IowaLanguages]

Had to give up watching. Can’t hear what they’re saying with the fan noise. Especially when Chris Forsberg was in the stands. Ridiculous. Fix this. 😢

[@ghosting6723]

This dude brown is a monster man how tf wasn’t he a all nba member ts really sad for the league to do that to this apex predator

[@RafaelSang-tq8ur]

JB is the senior partner of the JBJT Boston Law Firm.

[@califmike2003]

WHERE IS KP ??????? We need him back now.

[@hantonvaldez3292]

JB I will go fire on game 3 LFG

[@mshahnazi7636]

JB was POed regarding the 3 All NBA teams’ voting which was beyond nonsense. There were 9 players on 2nd and 3rd team All NBA Teams which JB will wipe the floor with all the time. This was in the Words of the great Johnny Most “A Travesty”. ☘️☘️☘️☘️💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀🍀 #18

[@justme9794]

The Celtics only came this far because of an easy road once again. They have a clear path to sweep.

[@ketrelandrade4153]

Lol all these excuses

[@petercaruso2502]

Please don’t struggle in Game 3!!! #NOCHOKINGPLEASE

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

Don't say it!

[@APJ2679]

I hate to be a downer but can the people in the back shut up so I can hear what they have to say better

[@Good-Crazy]

🔱⚔️💚⚔️🔱

[@RandomAxeOfKindness]

We gotta kills this format of Shout Over A Crowd of Rubes. It's never been a good thing for any show, going back to the days of public hangings. It's moronic.

[@deucex2tatum667]

U clowns r funny 🤡haters will regret what there saying rn

[@Unconvinced1]

Trade Tatum while his value is still high. Need another dangerous big like the Timberwolves. Giannis

[@yousufboular4556]

You clearly watching the wrong sports and I’m very sure you said the same thing about Brown two years ago lmfao ( fan)? 😂

[@califmike2003]

He earned that 300 mil salary

[@TheOnlyDTM]

He’s BEEN worth it lol just overshadowed by jt

[@PrinceNewYorkliberty]

Wow amazing performance by Boston Celtics and the whole team that has sacrificed so much for their team and their teammates they totally deserved this win by the way they played this game and this game one . If they keep playing like they played this series and elevating their game to adjust to their opponents they will definitely win the championship this year. And it definitely starts with winning the second round of this series Amazing and good job by the whole Celtics on the defense end and the offense end of the floor.This is what the Celtics is supposed to do if they want to keep advancing to the third and thr fourth and fifth round and when the NBA championship including beating who is awaiting them in the later rounds. This was a great night for Jaylen Brown and Derrick White who lead the Celtics this game.

[@jay-jay8191]

Great adjustments by Mazzulla putting Oshea in. He played great with energy, defense, and gave Horford rest. Holiday another amazing game he help also getting Tatum easy shot because Tatum was struggling in the beginning of the game, this is another thing that improved from last year.

[@RongChen-v6k]

I think it’s just because Luke is injured 😂Joe is very stubborn

[@felipeb.9321]

@@RongChen-v6k you think he doesn't notice? the whole C-team is cooking back there

[@jorgecastro7596]

@@RongChen-v6k No he put him in while Kornet was still out there so it before he got hurt

[@AmySloan-yb6qk]

Great win tonight. JB was terrific, and big time for us. But people have to understand porzingis hasn't been back for like almost a month. So I don't want to hear it. We would still have beaten the heat and thr cavs even them being healthy and if we were healthy.

[@AmySloan-yb6qk]

Hopefully Haliburton will be back for game 3 because I don't want to hear y'all's excuses. Injuries are part of the game. Plus everyone is banged up right now. Even Brown was banged up for a couple of plays

[@randyrattray8935]

Tried to watch this but the live audience in pretty annoying....

[@CaptainLumpyDog]

You aren't wrong. The mix isn't great.

[@IowaLanguages]

Completely agree!! Especially when Chris Forsberg went into the stands. Didn’t make out one word. Turned it off. Pathetic.

[@walterharris7421]

You’re annoying 😂😂😂 They’re having fun ! Wtf are they doing there if it’s not to love it up! Stop wasting comment boxes!

[@jerryrosales4329]

Damn 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@GD1_3]

Man i can't wait for KP to get back and this team really snatch the chip this year!

[@coops1992]

Yeah I am sick of Luke Kornet and Sam Hauser, they don't need any minutes in playoff. Tatum's hands will also be much more free with KP on court, he seems to struggle without him.

[@therealdarrell282]

One game at a time.

[@aieshadaniels6104]

#NBA how does BROWN make 2nd team a year ago plays better this season leading his team to a possible Championship and don't make none of the teams. NBA award voting is becoming full of crap, they have Haliburton on their and he can't even play both sides of the court! #7uice putting them on notice clearly the biggest SNUB!

[@User-supreme-12]

The Pacers are actually worse than Heat and Cavs on defense, especially on Pick and Pop situations. Those open 3s that Derrick White and Jrue Holiday had this game had not been there for the Celtics at least for the past 1.5 months. They are lucky KP is not available cuz that's what he excelled.

[@jermainerodgers]

KP is the real looser here.. he watching his team winning without his help...

[@juliusrickles]

Decisively

[@ZA-co9vj]

6 to go! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@Casortulfo23]

Kornett injury makes Celtics fast

[@RongChen-v6k]

Put Oshea in the court!!

[@artimp152]

Crowd sound was perfect. Nbc needs to help their commentators.

[@Tdavis_413]

Eddie and Scal please be honest about Tatum’s average compete in this game, that’s all I’m asking!

[@leeshelenberger7240]

Round 1 Butler, Round 2 Mitchell, Round 3 Haliburton injury report wow!

[@ChristianSantos-qq7io]

Porzingis has been out since game 3 in the first round.

[@bradsalas8584]

@@ChristianSantos-qq7iokeep KP out until the Finals, I think game 3 will be just like tonight!!!!!

[@Casortulfo23]

Sweep sweep

[@beantown4life]

You're on a Boston vid just to hate, what a bum haha

[@johnzookjr9194]

The best player on every team they played injured

[@rednaxelahcitorfaznebo2830]

Sam Hauser another zero from his 4 3-point attempts!

[@cvgodd1432]

And you didn’t see him rebounding and playing great defense?! It’s not just about scoring bro. Hauser played great tonight!

[@dominiquesmith7680]

@@cvgodd1432Thank you clearly a lot of our great defenders are rubbing off on him along with joe

[@Andy_M986]

Shows your ignorance about the game.

[@kurtisdre690]

Those ppl in the background suck

[@Beantown-ww1cr]

JB7MVP 💪☘️☘️💪

[@Unconvinced1]

Trade Tatum for a real franchise player. Giannis looking at you. Embiid

[@bernadettepalmeira6728]

Trade tatum no way.

[@NeoYaoZuDarrenBlss]

Tatum for Luka

[@yousufboular4556]

Stop smoking that cheap weed!!!! Isn’t good for your mental (oblacata) I just made the word up 😂

[@juliusrickles]

He would look good in a hornets jersey