Jaylen Brown scores 40 as Celtics take 2-0 series lead against the Pacers

Boston have taken control of the Eastern Conference finals. 

POINT MAN: Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics reacts during the third quarter. Pic: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 126-110 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Brown was 14 of 27 from the floor and made 8 of 11 free throws. He added five rebounds. Boston had a 13-point lead after three quarters and the Pacers were never closer than 11 points in the fourth.