The beginning of Jaylen Brown’s last two Celtics games could not have been more different.
On Christmas Day against Philadelphia, the three-time All-Star began the night on 1-8 shooting with 4 turnovers. Two days later, against the Pacers, Brown made his first 9 field goals en route to a 44-point explosion — the third-highest scoring outing of his career.
After the win, Brown said his confidence never wavered despite the Celtics’ two-game skid.
“I wasn’t concerned at all,” Brown said. “That’s just the grind of a season. It’s a new year. You can’t expect everything to just go perfect.