On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series.

Jaylen Brown had a quiet night, and finished with 11 points, four rebounds, seven assists, one steal and one block while shooting 4/9 from the field and 1/3 from the three-point range in 41 minutes of playing time.

By advancing to the Conference Finals, ESPN’s Bobby Marks reported that Brown earned a significant contract bonus.

Via Marks: “🚨Bonus Alert 🚨 Jaylen Brown ✅Conference Finals 💰$369,048”

Brown finished the regular season with averages of 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 49.9% from the field and 35.4% from the three-point range in 70 games.

The All-Star forward helped the Celtics finish as the first seed in the Eastern Conference (with a 64-18 record).

They beat the Miami Heat in the first round before eliminating the Cavs on Wednesday.

Brown was the third pick in the 2016 NBA Draft out of Cal and is in his eighth season in the league (all with Boston).

Despite only being 27, he is headed to his sixth Eastern Conference Finals appearance.

However, the Celtics have been unable to win a title since the 2008 season when Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were still on the roster.

The Celtics will play either the New York Knicks or the Indiana Pacers.

Currently, the Knicks lead the Pacers 3-2 with Game 6 on Friday evening in Indiana.

3rd Quarter Report

The Celtics and the Cavaliers have shown up to the contest, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 58-52, the Celtics have looked like the better team, but there’s still one more quarter to play.

If the Celtics keep playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 4-1 in no time. On the other hand, the Cavaliers will have to make due with a 1-4 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who’s Playing

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics

Regular Season Records: Cleveland 48-34, Boston 64-18

Current Series Standings: Boston 3, Cleveland 1

How To Watch

What to Know

The Celtics will be playing the full four quarters on Wednesday, but they’re expected to have things wrapped up well before that. They will fight it out against the Cleveland Cavaliers in an Eastern Conference playoff matchup at 7:00 p.m. ET at TD Garden. The Celtics are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 120.6 points per game this season.

The Cavaliers are out to put a dent in the Celtics’ postseason run, something the Cavaliers tried (and failed) to do on Monday. The Celtics walked away with a 109-102 victory over the Cavaliers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Boston.

The Celtics got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayson Tatum out in front who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 11 rebounds. Tatum’s evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 30 points.

The Celtics are a win away from taking the series as they lead the Cavaliers 3-1. Check back on CBS Sports after the game to see if the Celtics can seal the deal or if the Cavaliers earn another chance to play this season.

Odds

Boston is a big 14.5-point favorite against Cleveland, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Celtics as a 13.5-point favorite.

The oddsmakers are predicting a defensive showdown and set the over/under low at 205.5 points.

See NBA picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine’s advanced computer model. Get picks now.

Series History

Boston has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Cleveland.

• May 13, 2024 – Boston 109 vs. Cleveland 102
• May 11, 2024 – Boston 106 vs. Cleveland 93
• May 09, 2024 – Cleveland 118 vs. Boston 94
• May 07, 2024 – Boston 120 vs. Cleveland 95
• Mar 05, 2024 – Cleveland 105 vs. Boston 104
• Dec 14, 2023 – Boston 116 vs. Cleveland 107
• Dec 12, 2023 – Boston 120 vs. Cleveland 113
• Mar 06, 2023 – Cleveland 118 vs. Boston 114
• Mar 01, 2023 – Boston 117 vs. Cleveland 113
• Nov 02, 2022 – Cleveland 114 vs. Boston 113

In its latest efforts to help end a nearly two-month strike by graduate student workers, Boston University proposed granting all PhD students access to a 12-month stipend, a university leader said Tuesday.

The proposal came during the 25th bargaining session between the university and the graduate worker’s union, said university provost Kenneth Lutchen in an email to BU community members. The strike by graduate workers, who teach classes, grade student work, and conduct research, has impacted classes and university life since late March.

The new 12-month stipend policy would enable all PhD students who were previously on eight-month stipends to work or conduct research over the summer to receive a minimum of $42,159 annually, Lutchen said.

“Students have repeatedly spoken of the challenges of living with an eight-month stipend and how it affects their financial security,” Lutchen said, adding: “We hope that this move at the bargaining table signals our goodwill and seriousness of purpose in moving toward resolution with [Boston University Graduate Workers Union] and reaching an agreement that supports our students.”

The union, which formed in 2022, represents about 3,000 masters, professional, and PhD students and is part of Service Employees International Union Local 509. Its strike calls for stronger health care coverage, pay, and benefits.

David Foley, president of SEIU 509, told the Globe that while the proposal is a “step in the right direction,” it’s a long overdue effort to address the economic insecurity experienced by graduate workers. It excludes hourly workers and does not address the needs of the many graduate workers already struggling to live in Boston on 12-month stipends, Foley said.

“Forty-two thousand dollars is still far from a living wage for any of our members, and we remain committed to fighting for a meaningful end to rent burden and financial insecurity,” Foley said in a statement. “The university has the means — and the obligation — to do better.”

The union said it expects to see more movement from the BU administration now that it has acknowledged graduate workers’ complaints about underpayment.

Currently about 560 grad students remain on strike, according to Rachel Lapal Cavallario, a BU spokesperson. That makes up 20 percent of salaried grad students and 10 percent of hourly ones, she said, according to student and faculty attestation data and hours submitted for hourly students.

As of May 8, about 80 percent of bargaining unit members that receive stipends have been working each week throughout the strike, according to BU’s negotiations team.

Graduate students are currently paid stipends between $27,000 to $40,000, according to the union. The university said these wages are for 20 hours of work per week, while grad workers claim to work more than that.

When the students began striking in March, they asked the school for about a $62,000 stipend, the union said, to which BU said it offered about $42,000. The union declined to counteroffer, BU said. The students are still advocating for the $62,000 stipend, according to the union.

In March, the school also offered to raise the minimum wage to $18 from $15 for hourly workers, and add children under age 6 to the health insurance plan for full-time PhD students.

Graduate workers help grade quizzes and teach lab sessions and supplementary class meetings known as discussion sections. Their absence throughout the strike caused classes and labs to be canceled throughout the semester, several students told the Globe. BU’s spring semester concluded earlier this month, with the summer term beginning on May 21, according to Lapal Cavallario.

The proposal for 12-month stipends came about in part because faculty cited difficulties recruiting PhD students in humanities and social sciences, Lutchen said.

“We appreciate the dedication and patience of everyone involved and are hopeful these efforts will produce significant progress as we head into the summer,” said Lutchen.

Another bargaining session is set to occur in coming weeks.

Material from prior Globe coverage was used in this report.

Esha Walia can be reached at esha.walia@globe.com.