Jaylen Brown says if the Celtics and Magic have to throw down to determine their first-round playoff series, so be it.

Brown was drafted in the first round by the Celtics in 2016 as the third overall pick. The 6-foot-6 shooting guard was named Finals MVP last season when the Celtics defeated the Mavericks in five games. During the 2023-24 postseason, Brown played in 19 games and averaged 23.9 points per game.

The one concern for Boston on the night was Porziņģis catching an inadvertent elbow from Goga Bitadze in the third quarter, leaving him with a bloody forehead. Porziņģis did return in the fourth quarter.