Boston Celtics star shooting guard Jaylen Brown is making headlines for his leadership off the court as much as he was last week with his brutalization of the Philadelphia 76ers, whom he helped sweep — the first such postseason outcome in their 15 total playoff meetings.
The Cal-Berkeley product scored 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and a steal per game over that four-game stretch while shooting 91.7 % from the free throw line, 34.5 % from beyond the arc and 45 % from the floor overall — not a bad series by any standard of measure.
That he is doing this kind of heavy lifting for the Celtics before his 24th birthday makes it all the more impressive.
Boston fans can look forward to this kind of production for many years with some luck and health on Brown’s part, and he may have room yet to grow.
Watch the video embedded above to see all of the Georgian’s best play from the Celtics sweep of the Sixers in the 2020 Eastern Conference first round.
It might be a little longer than expected until we start the second round, after all.
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