Jaylen Brown Named 2024 Finals MVP over Jayson Tatum as Celtics Win NBA Title | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Jaylen Brown was named the 2024 NBA Finals MVP after the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks Monday night.

Brown averaged 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and five assists per game as Boston won the series in five games. He had a 30-point performance in Game 3 and put up 21 to close out the series on Monday.

Brown’s co-star, Jayson Tatum, had a strong case to win Finals MVP as well, averaging 22.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game throughout the series, but voters ultimately decided Brown had the stronger performance.

If the pairing of Tatum and Brown stays together, it seems likely Tatum will have a Finals MVP of his own soon.

While Brown walks away with the Finals MVP trophy, the Celtics put together a full team performance throughout the playoffs, especially in the Finals.

Brown was humble after receiving the Bill Russell Trophy, expressing that the trophy didn’t belong just to him.

“It was a full team effort and I share this with my brothers and my partner in crime Jayson Tatum,” Brown said. “He was with me the whole way, we share this s–t together.”

While Brown is certainly a deserving Finals MVP, the result was a bit surprising in the eyes of NBA fans. After it was announced Brown was the MVP, fans took to social media to express their shock while others said it was the right decision.