Boston.com · Feb 6, 2023
Jaylen Brown shows respect as he passes Reggie Lewis on Celtics’ points list
Jaylen Brown facing up against Kyrie Irving.During Friday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns, Jaylen Brown surpassed Reggie Lewis for 19th on the Celtics’ all-time scoring list.
On Sunday morning, Brown showed his respect to the late Lewis via Twitter, stating, “Long live the great Reggie Lewis.”
Brown scored 27 points in Boston’s loss and currently sits at 7,911 career regular-season points. During Friday’s contest, Brown tied Lewis at 7,902.
What was most surprising about the feat was that Brown tied and surpassed Lewis in the same number of games that Lewis finished his career with. It took both players exactly 450 games to get to that 7,902 mark.