“When I was 12-years-old, I wrote that in my journal” Jaylen Brown reveals beautiful connection with his ‘spiritual #7’ as his Celtics jersey number
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Jaylen Brown on his special jersey number #7
Every kid, in every nook and cranny of the world has endlessly dreamed about donning their favorite number, for their beloved team. Jaylen Brown is living that dream ! The Boston shooting guard recently featured in the NBA Finals where the Boston Celtics collapsed at the home fort of the Warriors. Golden State didn’t give up, they conquered, as they defended their home court in an emphatic 107-88 victory against the Eastern Conference Champions, Boston Celtics, to tie the series going into Boston. Vintage Warriors were on display as they set the court aflame in the 3rd Quarter, storming the Celtics and tying the Finals at 1-1 each, as he head to Massachusetts for Game 3.
The score at halftime was 52-50 in favour of the Warriors, with the Celtics snapping at their heels. The 3rd quarter began , and so did the decimation by the Warriors, as they were spearheaded by their ‘Achilles’, Stephen Curry. It was absolute carnage at the Chase Centre as Curry put on a show and Poole topped it off with a jaw-dropping 3 pointer. Steph Curry led the way for Golden State with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, while Jordan Poole added 17 points off of the bench. The Warriors forced 18 Boston turnovers and they scored 33 points off of those turnovers, which was a big factor in the outcome of the game.
Jayson Tatum paced the Celtics with 28 points and 6 rebounds, with 21 of those coming in the first half itself. However, his production wasn’t enough as only two other Celtics players scored in double figures. Jaylen Brown added 17 for the Celtics, but fought through a 5-for-17 shooting night, and Derrick White scored 12.Now, the series shifts to Boston for Games 3 and 4.
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“I see 7s like always following me” – Jaylen Brown is emotionally attached to his jersey number
Jaylen Brown has played for 6 seasons in the NBA and has adorned the number 7 for the entirety of his professional career. The forward wore the number 0 for a majority of his high school and in his sole year at the University of California, Berkley. Boston Celtics is home to many legends of the game, From Bill Russell to Wilt Chamberlain, they are the most accomplished franchise in the NBA with 17 titles in their cabinet.
The presence of many such stalwarts means no other team in any sport has as many retired jersey numbers as the Massachusetts-based franchise, which is 23. So, there aren’t many numbers available for players to choose from, despite that Jaylen found the perfect one.
Recently, Brown disclosed why he chose to go with #7 as his jersey number, prior to Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Jaylen narrated his story behind the ‘#7’ –
I see 7s all the time, everywhere I go, I look around randomly I see 7s like always following me. So I feel like 7 chose me, I feel like that number has always been attached to me. It’s always been my favorite number. I used to have like this journal when I was a kid. My mom told me whatever I wanted to do in life, write it down in this journal. I was probably like 12 or 13 years old, one of the things I wrote down is like I wanted to be number 7 in the NBA. And fast forward all of those things came to life.”
“I had limited options to start with because a lot of [the Celtics’] numbers are retired,” Brown said. “No. 7 has always been my favorite number. It’s a spiritual number. It’s a divine number I’ve always liked. So when it became available to me, it was the number I wanted to wear. ” Brown said this as a rookie, he had spoken about the same topic. Calling the number “divine”
Jaylen Brown led the offensive surge for Boston Celtics in the fourth quarter of Game 1 to secure a comeback victory on road for his team. But in the latest showdown failed to produce the same, as he managed to only score 17 points in over 27 minutes of game-time. Wherein he was completely humiliated by Golden State Warriors’ marquee Draymond Green. The game was extremely close through the first 24 minutes, but in the third quarter, the Warriors kicked it up a notch and gained some serious separation. Golden State outscored Boston 35-14 in that quarter and they never looked back.
All is not lost for Boston, the Celtics need to only win their remaining home games to become champions, though that won’t be easy against a Warriors team that has won at least one road game in an NBA-record 26 consecutive playoff series. Things are getting serious, it’s going to go down the wire, as the armies battle it out in Michigan, who will emerge with the NBA Trophy, prepare to be entertained as Game 3 comes up !
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