Tag: Jaylen Brown
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is set for a hefty fine after performing a throat slash gesture against the Detroit Pistons. After posterising Pistons big man Isaiah Stewart in the first quarter of Boston’s 130-120 victory over Detroit on Wednesday, Brown knew exactly what he was doing with the controversial celebration. The 28-year-old has become […]
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown took a swipe at former league MVP Joel Embiid for not playing back-to-backs. Brown: “It’s hard to be great if you never play back-to-backs” Following Boston’s blowout victory over the Miami Heat on a back-to-back, Embiid caught a stray from Brown in his postgame press conference. Brown impressed at TD […]
The Boston Celtics visit the Indiana Pacers tonight in the first Eastern Conference Finals rematch of the season as the reigning champions look to remain unbeaten. Indiana began the season with a comfortable victory over the Detroit Pistons but it hasn’t been as smooth since, falling to three straight defeats to the New York Knicks, […]
Boston Celtics All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum has made a firm statement of intent to the league through the first two games. Tatum continued his impressive form in Thursday’s win on the road in Washington, taking Boston’s record to 2-0 for the season. The 26-year-old logged a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds alongside six […]
Boston Celtics star, Jaylen Brown, is ready to get back to the grind of the NBA. Despite Boston enjoying the adulation that comes with winning an NBA championship, Jaylen Brown is focused on helping defend the title in the new campaign. “Last year is over, to be honest. We celebrated; we had a good time. […]
Key Highlights The Dallas Mavericks‘ 133.3 offensive rating in Game 4 was their highest of the playoffs They posted a 38.9 percent offensive rebounding rate, which was their second-best mark of the playoffs The Boston Celtics‘ 85.7 offensive rating was their second-lowest number of the year, including the regular season and playoffs Standing toe-to-toe with […]
Key Highlights Despite the absence of Kristaps Porzingis, the Boston Celtics posted their best half-court offensive rating of the series in Game 3 (108.9) Jaylen Brown starred again with 30 points, including 10-of-13 shooting inside the arc Behind 31 points, Jayson Tatum broke out of his shooting slump, while adding six rebounds, five assists and […]
Key Highlights Jaylen Brown dropped 22 points, six rebounds, three steals, three blocks and two assists in the Boston Celtics‘ Game 1 rout of the Dallas Mavericks Brown served as Luka Doncic‘s primary defender and forced two turnovers against him The Celtics outscored Dallas by 12 points during Brown’s 37 minutes Game 1 required mere […]
Key Highlights The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks faced off once this season following the trade deadline, when Boston won, 138-110 Dallas’ now-vaunted defense struggled to contain the Celtics, which hit 21 threes and posted a 136.6 offensive rating Despite the blowout loss, Luka Doncic was terrific with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists […]
Key Highlights The Boston Celtics posted a 120.2 offensive rating in their second-round victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Despite Evan Mobley‘s individual defensive dominance, Boston still found ways to score and generated a 118.1 offensive rating with him on the floor Jaylen Brown thrived as a scorer, averaging 23.4 points on 67.6 percent true shooting […]
