Jaylen Brown discusses his dunk on LeBron, saying he thought it was awesome and something he can cross off his bucket list. (0:16)

BOSTON -- The Celtics were well on their way to a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers when Jaylen Brown was streaking toward the basket early in the third quarter Monday night.

But when he rose up and slammed the ball through the hoop with two hands over LeBron James -- followed by the stare down he gave James, which earned Brown a technical foul -- he provided a fitting exclamation point for Boston's emphatic 139-107 victory over its forever rivals.

"Just being aggressive," Brown said, trying at first to downplay the moment. "I just made a play at the rim."

After a moment, however, he couldn't help himself.