Boston Celtic star shooting guard Jaylen Brown continues to grow as a crucial two- way player for the Boston Celtics, having come through for the team in a big way at several critical junctures in Sunday afternoon’s close win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
His switchy defense and growing knack for finding the right position to serve as the ideal outlet for when All-Star teammate Jayson Tatum increasingly finds himself double- teamed, Brown was the difference- maker against the Blazers.
The Georgian guard frequently found ways to create offense out of what otherwise would have been a bad possession, hitting crafty fade- away jumper from the midrange when the lane was sealed off.
The Cal- Berkeley product scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals while shooting 10-of-18 from the floor and a red- hot 6-of-8 from beyond the arc against Portland.
The Celtics will need the Marietta native to keep up as one of Boston’s primary sources of offense with the variety he’s added to his game this season to have a chance to sniff the NBA Finals.
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Watch the video embedded above to see the sort of play that can get them there.
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