With the news that Jaylen Brown’s hip flexor injury will keep him out of at least one more contest, I wanted to examine how the team’s attack changes without him on the floor. Brown’s injury has clearly been impacting his play (his field goal percentages are far worse from nearly everywhere on the court), so hopefully, some rest will do him good.
However, the show goes on. If you include last year, we have a pretty good sample of how the team’s style changes without Brown, so let’s break it down.
Less rim pressure and fewer freebies
Jaylen Brown leads the Celtics in drives per game this season with 13.