The Boston Celtics guard scored a career high 45 points in the game, putting on an absolute show with his silky smooth jump shot. His performance was so impressive that it has been crowned as one of the best games ever played.
The “jaylen brown” is a basketball player who has had a career that has been filled with accomplishments. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 2015, and has since become one of the best players in the league.
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ESPN’s Tim Bontemps
BOSTON (CBS) — For little under 44 minutes at TD Garden on Sunday night, it looked like the Boston Celtics were going to start the new year off as terribly as they could.
But Jaylen Brown determined that wasn’t going to happen. As a consequence, what seemed to be one of Boston’s worst defeats of the season transformed into a thrilling 116-111 overtime triumph against the Orlando Magic, due to Brown being the Celtics’ ninth player to score 50 points in a regular-season game.
Brown, who ended with a career-high 50 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, and a steal in 46 minutes, remarked, “We needed to win.” “We had no chance of losing this game… I wanted to make it a win-win situation for everyone.”
When Boston was behind 96-82 with 4:20 left in regulation after a driving layup by rookie Franz Wagner, it didn’t seem like Brown would earn the victory. Following the bucket, Celtics coach Ime Udoka quickly called a timeout, and the game instantly changed.
Boston started flying about, forcing a youthful Magic team to make many costly errors down the stretch — and, more crucially, the Celtics started making jumpers. Brown was mainly responsible for this, as he scored 12 points in an 18-4 run to close regulation and get the team back into the game.
Marcus Smart said how Boston was able to comeback by “just doing what we did in the first quarter to gain us the lead, and that’s moving the ball.” “We’re not going to settle, we’re going to let the game come to us, and we’re going to take what they offer us.” We’re not trying to push it; instead, we’re letting Orlando make the errors for us. We accomplished that, and then we sat back and let the game come to us.
“It wasn’t nice, but we came out on top because we maintained our calm and persevered.”
Brown didn’t aware he had 47 points until he glanced up at the conclusion of regulation, after he had dragged the Celtics back from their deficit. And although his 3-pointer with 1:29 left in overtime was what got him to 50 points, it was the lone point he scored in the extra session, as just six previous Celtics players (Larry Bird, Jayson Tatum, Kevin McHale, Sam Jones, Paul Pierce, and Isaiah Thomas) had done it before him.
Instead, on a night when he was expected to carry the offensive load for Boston, Brown had some support in overtime, mostly from Dennis Schroder, who scored half of Boston’s 16 points in the extra session.
“I mean, the NBA is a game of runs,” Schroder said after scoring 21 points and dishing out seven assists in 40 minutes in his return from the league’s health and safety regulations.
“In the NBA, winning a game isn’t simple. S—- occurs from time to time. It’s not supposed to happen, yet it does. So I think we did a wonderful job coming back from being down 14 in the second quarter and being up 13. Then I believe Jaylen, Marcus, and everyone else stepped up and we got some stops. And I believe we went on a tear, winning the game in OT.”
In many respects, Sunday’s game was a microcosm of Boston’s whole season. The Celtics have been on a roller coaster since the start of the 2021-22 season, with some remarkable highs and devastating lows, including two embarrassing defeats in the last seven days to weakened adversaries in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers.
Due to a mix of injuries and COVID-19, which has lately devastated the roster, Boston has seen a never-ending stream of players come in and out of the lineup. Tatum, the Celtics’ best scorer, has been suspended for the previous four games.
Udoka has correctly pointed out that the team’s inability to create any type of stability has been harmed by the revolving door of players available. However, Boston concluded last season with a.500 record, and if it defeats the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday, it will be a.500 club almost halfway through this season as well.
Despite this, the Celtics have cause to be optimistic. They started the month with a decent 6-9 record, escaping a harsh December schedule that saw them play a complete slate of teams with.500-or-better records, and entered Sunday with the NBA’s sixth-easiest schedule left, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
However, Tatum’s inevitable return, as well as Boston’s expectations of finally playing with a complete roster — or anything close to it — will be for nothing if the Celtics can’t shake the inconsistency that has dogged them all season. Brown’s historic effort on Sunday was crucial to the team’s victory.
When asked why Boston plays better after falling behind, Brown answered, “I don’t know and I don’t like it.” “If that’s the case, things aren’t looking good.” We’re attempting to put the year 2021 behind us. It’s the start of a new year.
“We’re attempting to get off to a good start. We won the first game, but we need to keep building solid habits as we bring people back into the lineup and other things. We need to make a drive to win some games, and I believe we can.”
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Jaylen Brown scored career high of 34 points on 14-of-21 shooting. The Celtics starters combined for 36 points, with Kyrie Irving scoring 21 and Al Horford adding 15. Reference: celtics starters.
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