He had warned before the meeting. Late Monday morning, Jaylen Brown tweeted this : “The energy will change. “ Some could think of a transfer, but it was only an invitation to play a big match.
The Boston winger was certainly well helped by a featherless Miami team (Jimmy Butler, PJ Tucker, Kyle Lowry absent), but he still won his bet in the victory of his team with 29 points at 11/19 in the shoot.
Wanting to lead by example is another way for Jaylen Brown to increasingly take a leadership role in Boston. What Marcus Smart finds.
“He talks more and that’s what we ask of him: to get out of his comfort zone in this area”explains the playmaker for Mass Live. “He does a great job of saying the right things every night. He’s come a long way since running around like a headless chicken. He continues to progress. “
Jayson Tatum is perhaps more talented than him with the ball, but also more irregular. In addition, Jaylen Brown gives more in defense. A reliable, complete player who does not hesitate to speak up: is this the robot portrait of the good leader that the Celtics, in difficulty, need this season?
“At the moment, in the locker room, Jaylen is one of those who set the tone”assures veteran Al Horford. “He keeps everyone focused, telling us to be in it, to prepare. “
For four games, the All-Star winger has averaged 29 points at 52% shooting success, and Boston remains on three wins during this period, even if the favorable calendar has helped since Boston has beaten the Kings, the Pelicans and an extremely weakened Heat during this period.
“It’s one thing to say it, and another to do it on the pitch,” still reminds Marcus Smart. “He coaches himself but so do we. He gives us what he sees and that obviously helps him, but so do we. If he continues like this, he can only get better and us with it. “
| Jaylen Brown | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 78 | 17 | 45.4 | 34.1 | 68.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 70 | 31 | 46.5 | 39.5 | 64.4 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 74 | 26 | 46.5 | 34.4 | 65.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 57 | 34 | 48.1 | 38.2 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 20.3 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 58 | 35 | 48.4 | 39.7 | 76.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 24.7 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 37 | 35 | 45.6 | 36.2 | 78.7 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 24.3 |
| Total | 374 | 28 | 47.0 | 37.5 | 71.2 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 16.0 | |
