“Cold blood, patience and discipline”. This is how Joe Mazzulla summed up Jaylen Brown's performance in this 2nd round, won 126-110 by the Celtics. Hero of Game 1 with his incredible 3-point basket to snatch overtime, the winger decided this time to hit hard from the start.
Aggressive, even very aggressive, Brown never stopped attacking the Pacers defense, and his percussion completely broke the lines. Always on the move, we find him on the offensive rebound to score in the middle of three Pacers, but also in transition for a superb lay-up. Without forgetting his 3-point skill, with the mastery of the “step-back” to push aside his defender or his baseline drives to better serve a teammate. It's quite simple, neither Andrew Nembhard, nor Pascal Siakam, nor Aaron Nesmith manage to contain it. And when we stick with him and challenge him physically, he still scores.
Playoff record tied
At the finish, it gives 40 points, his personal record in the playoffs equaled. Was 14 of 27 on shots, with 5 rebounds and 2 assists. A real attacking match, the day after the announcement of the All-NBA Teams from which he is absent. “We’re two wins away from the Finals, so I really don’t have time to give a damn” he blurted out at a press conference.
For Jayson Tatum, Brown has never mastered his basketball so well, and he is still improving. For Jrue Holiday, “Brown has it all. He's a great player, a great leader. But above all he wants to win, and he takes matters into his own hands. His way of playing is exceptional.”
For the person concerned, who had already spoken about it a few days ago, there was a mental click: “I just feel privileged to be on the field, and I keep that in mind. No matter what anyone says, no matter what negative things are written about me, I just try to give my best on both ends of the court, and when I play like that there's no a lot of players who are better than me. So I'm taking the matches one by one, and we still have two more to win. »
| Jaylen Brown | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 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 | 66 | 34 | 47.3 | 35.8 | 75.8 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 23.6 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 67 | 36 | 49.1 | 33.5 | 76.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 26.6 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 70 | 34 | 49.9 | 35.4 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 23.0 |
| Total | 540 | 30 | 48.0 | 36.4 | 72.0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 18.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
