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Finals MVP Jaylen Brown reflects on his grandmother, Bill Russell, and Jayson Tatum after Celtics victory

With the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP trophy planted next to him, Celtics star Jaylen Brown fielded several questions from the media after Boston won its 18th championship late Monday night at TD Garden.

Here are a few highlights from the Finals MVP’s press conference after the Celtics’ title run concluded.

Taking home Finals MVP

Brown was candid after the Celtics punched their ticket to the NBA Finals via a four-game sweep over the Pacers last month.

“I wasn’t expecting that at all. I don’t ever win [expletive],” Brown said after taking home the Larry Bird Trophy as MVP of the Eastern Conference Finals.