NBA Finals: Ex-Cal star Jaylen Brown wins MVP as Celtics beat Mavericks to win NBA title

Jaylen Brown became the first UC Berkeley alumnus to win the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award after scoring 21 points as the Boston Celtics defeated the Jason Kidd-led Dallas Mavericks in five games.

In Monday’s 106-88 title-clinching win, Brown also had eight rebounds, six assists and two steals as Boston made quick work of Dallas.

“I share this with my brothers and my partner in crime Jayson Tatum,” Brown said after the 107th career playoff game he and Tatum have played together ...