{"id":17618,"date":"2024-12-15T11:19:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T11:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=17618"},"modified":"2024-12-15T11:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T11:19:12","slug":"celtics-news-jaylen-brown-breaks-down-how-he-has-evolved-since-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=17618","title":{"rendered":"Celtics News: Jaylen Brown Breaks Down How He Has Evolved Since Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5149,h_2896,x_0,y_167\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_celtics\/01jf3cxv90pqdyrbvmpf.jpg\" alt=\"Dec 7, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) reacts during the second half against the Memphis Grizzlies at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Finals MVP has taken another leap this year.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xoa0ehv39\">Three-time Boston Celtics All-Star small forward Jaylen Brown has taken a major leap this season in two key offensive departments: distributing and getting to the foul line.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_xuzzv8ea5\">The 6-foot-6 swingman out of the University of California at Berkeley has improved his free throw shooting to a career-best 6.4 attempts a game, while upgrading his passing to a career-best 4.7 dishes per night, writes Zack Cox of The Boston Herald. That assist metric is 1.1 better than Brown&#8217;s previous high of 3.6 passes a game, achieved last year. His career average of foul line takes is 3.8, but his prior best over a full season is 5.1 tries.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_gz88j44yg\">&#8220;I\u2019m just trying to improve in all facets of my game. Just all my weaknesses or things that people perceive as weaknesses, just improve on them,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;Just keep getting better and better. My playmaking, my defense. People think, I don\u2019t know, maybe just because other players don\u2019t really improve. But that\u2019s not me. I\u2019m going to keep getting better \u2018til I die.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_v0pfsddqd\">On the season, the reigning Eastern Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP is averaging 24.5 points on .446\/.342\/.764 shooting splits, 6.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.1 steals a night for the 20-5 Celtics, now the Eastern Conference&#8217;s No. 2 seed. Should he stay healthy and maintain this level of production on one of the league&#8217;s top teams, Brown seems well on his way to earning his second All-NBA honor and his fourth All-Star berth.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_h7a2lc2my\">Led by Brown and fellow All-Star forward Jayson Tatum\u00a0\u2014\u00a0plus All-Defensive guards Derrick White and Jrue Holiday, and one-time All-Star starting center Kristaps Porzingis, Sixth Man of the Year candidate Payton Pritchard, and former five-time All-Star big man Al Horford \u2014 Boston remains among the favorites to earn a title this season. If the loaded club can achieve a second consecutive title, it would mark the first time that happened in the NBA since the Kevin Durant-era Golden State Warriors&#8217; two straight victories in 2017 and 2018. A win this summer would also further distance the Celtics from the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA&#8217;s second-winningest franchise ever. L.A. has won 17 titles, while Boston has the current record with 18 championships.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_m6nnv6jth\">Brown, 28, has always been a high-level scorer and a solid man-to-man defender, although getting to the line and passing have never been particular strengths. 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