{"id":11094,"date":"2024-11-25T08:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=11094"},"modified":"2024-11-25T08:01:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T08:01:50","slug":"jaylen-browns-early-3-point-magic-show-precedes-celtics-winning-matinee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=11094","title":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown\u2019s early 3-point magic show precedes Celtics winning matinee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Jaylen<\/p>\n

BOSTON \u2014 Memorable moments in sports don\u2019t necessarily arrive with fair warning. They don\u2019t always come during crunch time with a game in the balance. Sometimes they show up on a Sunday afternoon in November, early enough in the first quarter that many fans in certain arenas would not have reached their seats in time.<\/p>\n

In Boston, where the crowds are typically punctual, the TD Garden seats were full for Jaylen Brown\u2019s unexpected magic show. By the time he knocked down his fifth 3-pointer with 8:26 left in the first quarter of the Celtics\u2019 107-105 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the fans understood they were witnessing a rare feat. Even before Brown released that shot, fans could be seen standing in anticipation of the heat check.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had just hit four in a row,\u201d Brown said. \u201cAnd then, yeah, that one was going up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course it was. Brown intended to hunt a shot there regardless of the defense on him. Rudy Gobert must have realized it, too. The whole building sensed that Brown, as hot as he was, would not pass up the chance to splash home another triple. He crossed half court and beelined diagonally to the right wing, likely so Gobert, who matched up on him in transition, would not be able to pass him off to another defender.<\/p>\n

Brown, caught up in the moment, reached deep into his bag for a big-time move. He dribbled between his legs five times in rapid succession, then did it one more time after putting his other leg forward. All of that helped occupy Gobert so that when Brown took one last dribble to set up his jumper, the maneuver created enough space for him to fire a clean shot over the four-time defensive player of the year.<\/p>\n

After Brown\u2019s twisting stepback fell through the net, the fans who weren\u2019t already on their feet stood in unison as if they had just witnessed a game-winning basket. This was a different type of exhilaration, an unexpected wave of brilliance at a time when the waters would normally be calm.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn that time, (Brown) was our only offense,\u201d Derrick White said. \u201cSo we just kept finding him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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JB WITH FIVE STRAIGHT THREES \ud83e\udd75 pic.twitter.com\/Nn1mL6y3hp<\/a><\/p>\n

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) November 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n