Overview
- Brown tied his career high with 50 points on 18-of-26 shooting, including 6-of-10 from three and 8-of-10 at the line, in Boston’s 146-115 win at the Intuit Dome.
- He requested the Kawhi Leonard assignment and held the Clippers star to 22 points on 6-for-17 shooting after Leonard entered on a scoring tear.
- Coach Joe Mazzulla called it “one of the most complete games” he has seen from Brown, who told reporters, “I believe I’m the best two-way player in the world.”
- Mazzulla started Sam Hauser over Jordan Walsh for offensive spacing, and Walsh responded off the bench with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in 30 minutes.
- With Jayson Tatum still sidelined, Brown is averaging about 30.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists as the 22-12 Celtics hover near second in the East and he enters MVP conversations.