Brown deserved the award despite Jayson Tatum's slightly better statistics because Brown was more responsible for the two close wins
Jaylen Brown became the former Cal player in history to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award when he was named the finals MVP following the Boston Celtics’ clinching 106-88, Game 5 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night in Boston.
A quick look at the comparative statistics between Tatum and Brown during the five games of the finals give Tatum a slight edge. Tatum averaged 22.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.2 assists, while Brown averaged 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists.First is the shooting percentage. Brown shot 44.0 percent from the field in the series and shot better than 50 percent in three of the five games. Tatum shot 38 percent over the five games and shot under 46 percent in all four games.
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