Jaylen Brown scored 27 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 to beat back another third-quarter onslaught by Golden State in a 116-100 victory that gave them a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
New Orleans forward Zion Williamson now can be called an NBA All-Star, and only three others in the game’s 70-year history have gotten there at a younger age.
Two offseason moves in the summer of 2017 changed the course of this entire NBA season, when Chris Paul was dealt to Houston and when Cleveland traded Kyrie Irving to Boston.
Both Houston and Boston quickly became vicious opponents in their respective conferences, made it all the way to the Conference Finals and forced a game seven in their leagues...