Jaylen Brown’s All-Star turn this year just keeps reaching new levels.
Brown’s 40-point masterpiece last night against the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers led the way for a Celtics team that’s won seven of its last eight games, storming back up the Eastern Conference standings after hovering perilously close to play-in territory.
He did his damage in just 32 minutes of action Thursday night, missing just two of his 20 shots while also adding nine rebounds and three assists.
But if you’ve been following the Celtics this season, you know this is nothing new for the fifth-year forward, who has become arguably Boston’s best player this year even alongside fellow All-Star Jayson Tatum.