Jaylen Brown may own an NBA championship now, but the sting of the 2022 Finals still sits with him. Even after helping the Boston Celtics capture the 2024 title, Brown made it clear that losing to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors two years earlier remains personal.
That frustration surfaced during a recent live stream with rapper and Twitch personality DDG, where Brown revisited the Finals matchup and didn’t hide how much it still bothers him, per Basketball Insiders.
“They beat us in the Finals. Steph took one of my rings,” Brown said. “I’m still mad about that, but it’s cool. We should have won,” First Sportz reports.
The comment quickly set the tone for a broader conversation about Curry, competition, and a hypothetical matchup that instantly grabbed fans online.
Brown Revisits 2022 Finals Frustration
Boston’s 2022 run marked a major step for a young Celtics core. After surviving two grueling seven-game series in the Eastern Conference, they reached the Finals against a Warriors team many believed had already peaked. Experience proved decisive. Golden State closed the series in six games and claimed its fourth championship in seven seasons, with Curry at the center of it all.
Brown acknowledged the loss still fuels him, even after the Celtics’ redemption run in 2024. While that later championship brought validation, it did not erase the memory of falling short on the sport’s biggest stage.
The stream conversation grew animated when DDG, a vocal Warriors fan, pushed back on Brown’s claim that Boston should have won the series. That back-and-forth opened the door for Brown to pivot toward a different debate, one that centered on individual pride rather than team results.
‘One-on-One? Curry’s Not Beating Me’
During the same stream, Brown addressed a hypothetical one-on-one matchup with Curry, framing it as a matter of physical reality rather than disrespect.
“It’s like weight classes,” Brown said. “He’s too small. One-on-one? Curry’s not beating me.”
Brown pointed to his size advantage as the deciding factor. At 6-foot-6 and 223 pounds, he believes he would control a one-on-one setting through strength, post play, and downhill drives. Curry, listed around 6-foot-2, wins in different ways, but Brown feels the matchup tilts his direction without teammates, spacing, or screens.
Fan reactions flooded the comments. Some reminded Brown that the only matchup that truly mattered ended with Curry holding the trophy. Others agreed with Brown’s logic, arguing that individual defense and strength matter more in isolation than shooting range.
Despite the bold claim, Brown balanced his comments with respect. When the conversation turned toward Curry’s legacy, Brown didn’t hesitate.
“Curry gotta be the best point guard of all-time,” he said.
When DDG pushed the praise further, Brown stopped short but made his admiration clear, noting Curry’s leadership, gravity, and championship impact as defining traits.
The moment ended with Brown jokingly asking if the clip would circulate. It did, and it immediately sparked debate across social media.
The Celtics and Warriors are scheduled to meet on February 19, giving fans another chapter in a rivalry that still carries emotional weight. Whether Curry responds or ignores the chatter, Brown made one thing clear. The 2022 Finals remain unfinished business in his mind.
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