The Boston Celtics are on a roll, winning seven of their last nine games, including back-to-back victories over two of the Eastern Conference’s top contenders, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks.
The team’s surprising success without Jayson Tatum has been fueled by the strong play of Jaylen Brown, now in his tenth year with the organization. Brown has taken over as the facilitator of the offense and Boston’s primary scoring option, thriving in that role.
The 29-year-old wing has averaged 29.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals while shooting 49.9% from the field and 34.7% from beyond the arc. He has done all this in 33.4 minutes per game, guiding the Celtics to a 12–9 record.