Jaylen Brown intends to return for Game 2: ‘I'll be back'

BOSTON – Jaylen Brown’s right hamstring injury kept him out of Boston’s 117-101 Game 1 win over Philadelphia on Monday. 

But Brown told NBC Sports Boston he plans to be back in the lineup for Boston’s Game 2 matchup against the Sixers on Thursday. 

“I’ll be back,” he told NBC Sports Boston. “I’m playing.”

Brown spent the hours leading up to Monday’s tip-off trying to convince the medical staff he was fit to play in Game 1. 

MORE CELTICS:

• Terry Rozier trolls Eric Bledsoe with simple but perfect gesture

“But there was some concern that I could re-aggravate it and it becomes a season-ending injury,” Brown said. “I’m basically trying to come back in two days from a two-week type injury.”

Boston Celtics

Find the latest Boston Celtics news, highlights, analysis and more with NBC Sports Boston.

Chris Forsberg 20 hours ago

Can Magic push Celtics? Four big questions entering first-round series

Boston Celtics Apr 15

Celtics vs. Magic first-round playoff preview, odds and prediction

The return of Brown will certainly be welcomed by the Celtics who can benefit from having arguably their best two-way player back on the floor. 

Brown averaged 17.9 points per game in Boston’s first-round series against Milwaukee which included a pair of games in which he eclipsed the 30-point plateau.