All-NBA honors go to Jaylen Brown, whose focus is on winning a title for the Celtics

Jaylen Brown, left off the All-NBA team, can still have the final say.

The former Cal star was named to the All-NBA second team a year ago, which made him eligible to sign a super-max contract that made him the highest-paid player in the league.

This week he missed being named to the All-NBA third team by one spot despite having his most efficient season for the Celtics, whose 64 regular-season wins were seven more than any other team in the league.

It's not that Brown had a subpar season. He averaged 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 digs. He shot a career-best 49.9 percent from the field and routinely defended the opponent's best player, limiting them to a shooting percentage of 44.8 percent.

Brown's 3-pointer with six seconds left forced overtime on Tuesday night and allowed the Celtics to beat Indiana 133-128 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Brown finished the game with 26 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and a blocked shot.

Game 2 of the series airs tonight at 5:30 p.m. PDT on ABC.

Brown, who played the 2015-16 season at Cal before moving to the NBA, told Yahoo in a pre-playoff interview that winning remains his top priority.

“For me, it's always been about winning and I think that's what the organization trusts. Jaylen has been a team guy since Day 1,” Brown said. “It's always been a balance, trying to figure out how to be the best version of myself and how to be the best version of myself that this team needs. Sometimes those things don't always line up. It's been a balance.”

The Celtics are trying to capture their first NBA crown since 2008, when another former Golden Bear – Leon Powe – had a hand in the game. Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers share the record 17 all-time NBA titles.

Although Brown missed out on a $2.2 million bonus by failing to make any of the three five-player All-NBA teams, he can still earn his full bonus by making it to the team, according to Spotrac's Keith Smith NBA finals.

Brown received no first- or second-team votes, but received 50 of a possible 99 third-place votes. That gave him 50 points and ranked 16th overall, just behind guard Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, who went 49-33 in the regular season and were defeated by Minnesota in the first round of the playoffs.

Sports radio station WEEI-93.7 FM offered this review:

“It's puzzling how a supposed 'super team' that won 64 games, finished seven games ahead of the rest of the league, with 42 of its 64 wins (67.7%) coming by double digits and outscoring its opponents by +930 this season – the fifth-highest point differential in NBA history – could finish with just one All-NBA player… Yet Brown continues to be overlooked.”

Yahoo also chimed in:

“Boston finished 15 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns and 17 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers. Both teams placed two players on All-NBA rosters, including Suns guard Devin Booker, who earned the final spot in media voting.”

Here are the three All-NBA teams:

First team

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City

Nikola Jokic, Denver

Luka Doncic, Dallas

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee

Jayson Tatum, Boston

Second team

Jalen Brunson, New York

Anthony Edwards, Minnesota

Kevin Durant, Phoenix

Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers

Anthony Davis, LA Lakers

Third team

LeBron James, LA Lakers

Stephen Curry, Golden State

Domantas Sabonis, Sacramento

Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana

Devin Booker, Phoenix