BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown knows what goes into winning . The 2024 NBA Finals MVP has won at the highest level and has never missed the playoffs in his 10-year career. With all of this experience, he understands that winning can feature everything from clutch buckets that'll make highlight reels to effort plays that are more about consistency than flash.

Despite the media buzz that typically surrounds a meeting between the Celtics and their rival, the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday night's showdown between the two historic franchises was far from memorable. Brown doesn't mind, though, as the 126-105 blowout victory gave his squad their fourth straight win and laid another building block in the winning foundation the 2025-26 Celtics are trying to build .

“Just another game,

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