Recovering Jaylen Brown helps Celtics pound Hawks in Game 1

Two days after having five stitches removed from a finger on his shooting hand, Jaylen Brown recorded game highs of 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 112-99 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Saturday.

Brown, an Atlanta native, missed Boston's final two regular season games after cutting himself while picking up a piece of glass