Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown put Giannis Antetokounmpo on a poster in Sunday's Game 1 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. As a result, Brown is expecting The Greek Freak to retaliate in a big way:
Jaylen Brown, after dunking on Giannis, said he expects Giannis to try to dunk on the entire Celtics team tomorrow. Said the photo made his dunk look cooler than it was.
— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 29, 2019
Brown threw down a huge two-handed slam over Giannis in Sunday's series opener:
Jaylen Brown threw down on Giannis' head 😱 pic.twitter.com/hkIRzwEBS1
— ESPN (@espn) April 28, 2019
Brown, who had 19 points and four rebounds in Game 1, is no stranger to rim-rocking. In fact, he dunked on Antetokounmpo in the regular season as well, which earned him a technical foul. Brown drove right down the lane and jammed it home with his left hand. As he made his way towards the other end of the floor, he flexed both arms in Giannis' direction. This time, however, Brown took a modest approach to his celebration:
Jaylen Brown on his dunk over Giannis: "I didn't even want to flex because I got a tech last time." pic.twitter.com/fJzue7k0VS
— Boston.com Celtics News (@BDCCeltics) April 28, 2019
Antetokounmpo is a player who many experts view as a top candidate for this season's MVP award, but he struggled to find a rhythm in Game 1. The Celtics were intent on giving Giannis a hard time on both ends of the floor. He managed to rack up 22 points, but he shot just 7-for-21 from the field. Furthermore, he didn't make a field goal until the first minute of the second quarter:
“Our focus was to make sure that we just made it tough on him every time, just making sure he earned everything he got,” Celtics big man Al Horford told ESPN during his postgame availability. “I felt like we did a pretty good job of that.”
The Celtics and Bucks will meet for Game 2 on Tuesday night. Tip-off inside the Fiserv Forum is set for 8:00 p.m. ET, with TNT having live broadcast coverage.