Overview
- Brown finished with 37 points in 37 minutes on 14-for-23 shooting, adding seven rebounds and four assists against Portland.
- Boston fell 114-108 to the Trail Blazers as Brown matched Bird’s streak, which had stood alone in the franchise record book.
- The run ties Larry Bird’s Celtics mark of nine consecutive 30-point games, a benchmark dating to 1985.
- Boston is 19-12 and third in the Eastern Conference with Brown leading the offense while Jayson Tatum misses the season with an Achilles rupture.
- Brown has not scored under 30 since Nov. 30 and is averaging 29.3 points on 50.2% shooting through 28 games.