Jaylen Brown's Dramatic Game-Tying Shot Earned a Rare Double Bang from Mike Breen

The announcer brought out the super-sized version of his iconic call.

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

The Boston Celtics heavily flirted with dropping Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals to the Indiana Pacers and fumbling away home-court advantage, but some sloppy ballhandling by the visitors and a clutch triple by Jaylen Brown in the final seconds of regulation afforded them five extra minutes to right the ship. Boston eventually escaped with a 133-128 victory in an instant classic that transcended to a different level when Brown caught an inound pass in the corner erased a three-point deficit.

Mike Breen, who was unable to accept his Sports Emmy award for outstanding play-by-play announcing, rose to the moment with his traditional bang — and then added in another one for good measure.

JAYLEN BROWN TIES THE GAME AT 117!

5 SECONDS REMAINING IN GAME 1 ON ESPN #NBAConferenceFinals presented by Google Pixel pic.twitter.com/QS6b3v8Kjy

— NBA (@NBA) May 22, 2024

While not exactly ubiquitous, the Breen Double Bang is not that rare. Last month, Bleacher Report was able to codify them all together in a 4 1/2-minute video celebrating the repetition. Trying to gauge social media reaction in real-time feels a bit arbitrary but there was some discussion about this game-tying shot not requiring the bang-bang. Which is just wrong because it's the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics did look done and dusted, and it came during a simply tremendous game.

If Breen can't say his favorite word twice in rapid succession then, when can he?