The Celtics knew the importance of this Game 2 after losing the first at home and could fear the euphoria on the side of the Sixers, reinforced by the return of Joel Embiid and the formalization of his coronation of MVP of the regular season. It has not happened.
Boston was indeed able to count on a Jaylen Brown imperial to reassure everyone at the start of the match and take the game by the right end with the help of Marcus Smart at the end of the first quarter. Joel Embiid’s big block on his dunk attempt in the second quarter did not discourage the masked avenger afterwards, quite the contrary! As soon as he returned from the locker room, he returned to successfully attacking the circle, placing a furious dunk during his team’s 9-point series on the first 11 to make it 68-54.
Scorer then passer
“I think we have to play with more pride. That’s all “, Brown believes. “I feel like we weren’t up to par in the last game, and tonight we wanted to give the best of our abilities. And that’s what we’ve done. »
Philly never got over it and Jaylen Brown took the opportunity to drive the point home by turning this time into a passer during Malcolm Brogdon’s 3-point festival which sealed the fate of the match at the end of the third quarter- time. In this third quarter that tipped the game, the MVPs were then called Jaylen Brown and Malcolm Brogdon.
“We just set the tone in defence, trying to be aggressive on both sides of the field and involving everyone. Malcolm had a big game, and you just had to be aggressive.”, he pointed out after the match, without forgetting to congratulate Joel Embiid for his title of MVP ” well-deserved “.
Author of 25 points at 9/17 shooting, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Jaylen Brown has in any case done his part of the job. The two teams are now tied, and the pressure will change sides in the next two games, where it will be Philadelphia who will have to win at home.
| Jaylen Brown | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | 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 | 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 |
| Total | 470 | 30 | 47.7 | 36.5 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 17.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
