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Watch: Jaylen Brown vs. Payton Pritchard in the 2014 Les Schwab Invitational

The Boston Celtics teammates — vying tonight for a spot in the NBA Finals — competed against each other in high school.
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Boston Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Payton Pritchard share the same goal today in Miami: scoring a Game 7 road win to secure a spot in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.

But in December 2014, the high school stars found themselves on opposite ends of the court, playing against each other in the semifinal of the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon.

Brown's Wheeler Wildcats (Georgia) were ranked in the top 10 in the nation and considered the heavy favorites against Pritchard's West Linn Lions (Oregon).

But West Linn repelled Brown's highlight-reel performance thanks to Pritchard's playmaking and future Oregon Ducks teammate Anthony Mathis' scoring.

West Linn won 70-62 in a home game of sorts at Liberty High School in Hillsboro.

Brown was all over the court on offense and defense. Make sure to watch until the end of the video to catch Brown's thunderous dunk that remains one of the best in Les Schwab Invitational history.

Video courtesy of Reggie Walker, Prime Time Sports