The Boston Celtics are headed back to the NBA Finals after sweeping the Indiana Pacers in the previous round. Jaylen Brown was a key contributor in the final game, logging a team-high 29 points in the win,

Celtics star and NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown reflected on Jayson Tatum, Bill Russell, and his own grandmother after Boston's title win.

First, he signed the biggest contract in NBA history. Then Jaylen Brown followed up his Conference Finals MVP with a Finals MVP.

With a minute left in the championship-clinching blowout, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown stood on the sideline and hugged. Tatum patted Brown on the head, and they shared a few congratulatory words, the two stars looking relieved and fulfilled.

Jaylen Brown is probably the subject of the most vitriol in the Jayson Tatum-led Boston Celtics system. This means that there was more reason for him to shut his haters up during this NBA Finals run.

The Celtics championship was forged by previous playoff losses, the full potential of a Brown-Tatum partnership and Mazzulla’s coaching.

This moment is freeze-framed forever – two stars who were both drafted by Boston and who eventually brought the Celtics their 18th title.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown can indeed win together. You can end that debate after Boston's dynamic duo led the franchise to its 18th NBA championship on Monday night.

With each title-less season, the questions became louder. But the Celtics never blew up the partnership and now it's been rewarded.