Overview
- Two days after the NBA named Jalen Brunson Eastern Conference Player of the Month and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the West winner, Brown tied his career high with 50 in a 146-115 win over the Clippers.
- Brown shot 18-for-26 from the field and 6-for-10 from three, joining Jayson Tatum and Larry Bird as the only Celtics with multiple 50-point games while snapping LA’s six-game streak.
- He also took the primary defensive assignment on Kawhi Leonard, helping hold him to 22 points as Boston capped a 4-1 road trip.
- Brown publicly disputed the award decision, posting "Smh" on X and saying on Twitch that "neither one of them had a better month than I had."
- His December case featured about 31.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game with elite efficiency and two Player of the Week nods, while coverage noted Brunson’s four extra games and the Knicks’ NBA Cup run as factors in voting.