Jaylen Brown leads Celtics over Magic in Game 2 without Jayson Tatum: 6 takeaways

Jaylen Brown of the Celtics goes up against Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner during the fourth quarter in game two of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs against the Orlando Magic at TD Garden. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe StaffJaylen Brown was unequivocally brilliant

The Celtics will play bigger, more consequential games during this playoff run, but Wednesday’s game quietly meant quite a bit.

A win meant that the Celtics could buy Jayson Tatum five days of rest for the wrist that he landed on hard in Game 1. It reminded everyone that the Celtics are the best team in the series even without their All-NBA forward. Perhaps most importantly, the win pulled the Celtics one step closer to ending a…