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Brown had averaged just 16.8 points in the Celtics’ six previous games before scoring 20 in Friday’s win.<\/h2>\n
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Jaylen Brown attacked the rim a lot in the Celtics’ win over the Magic on Friday. Matthew J. Lee\/Globe Staff<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n

Jaylen Brown entered the Celtics\u2019 game against the Magic on Friday in a bit of an offensive slump. He was able to get off the schneid, though.<\/p>\n

The Celtics star scored 20 points to go with six assists, six rebounds, and three steals in the 121-94 win Friday. While Brown\u2019s scoring wasn\u2019t necessarily off the charts, he was efficient. He shot 5 of 12 from the field, making one of his two 3-point attempts and draining all nine free throws.<\/p>\n

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Most of Brown\u2019s scoring came in the third quarter, taking over when Jayson Tatum went to the bench to rest ahead of the fourth. Brown was particularly aggressive in that stretch, scoring 13 points (eight of which came from the free-throw line) in the final five minutes of the third quarter.<\/p>\n

As that stretch of play marked Brown\u2019s best offensive showing in weeks, the Celtics star shared that he thinks he\u2019s had to take on a bit of a different role this season offensively.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had to adjust, it\u2019s a different year,\u201d Brown told NBC Sports Boston\u2019s Abby Chin following the win. \u201cI just do what the team needs me to do. I\u2019ve been able to evolve through different things in my career. This team, I\u2019m more of a playmaker, so I just embrace it and get better in that role and do what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown\u2019s scoring (23.3 points per game) and field goal attempts (18.7 per game) have actually gone up slightly from last year, when he averaged 23 points and 17.9 field goal attempts per game. But his scoring and field goal numbers were down in the six games prior to Friday as he returned from a shoulder strain. He scored 16.8 points per game, averaging 15.7 field goal attempts and shooting 41.5 percent from the field over those six games.<\/p>\n

However, Brown was able to keep up what\u2019s statistically been his best season as a facilitator. He averaged five assists over those previous six games, as he\u2019s averaging a career-high 4.8 assists per game this season.<\/p>\n

Prior to Brown\u2019s scoring takeover in the third quarter, he dished out a pair of assists as Boston\u2019s lead improved to 20 before the fourth quarter began. Brown credited his playmaking on helping open the game a little bit in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, I just tried to get my teammates going,\u201d Brown told Chin when asked what got him going in the third quarter. \u201cThe game was kind of slow to start. So, instead of trying to force up shots, I just tried to get my teammates going. I feel like that helped us a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

To Brown\u2019s point, his facilitation directly led to five 3-pointers while his drives to the rim helped Boston score even more. Coach Joe Mazzulla credited Brown\u2019s facilitation for helping Al Horford and Jrue Holiday get out of their recent scoring skids.<\/p>\n

But a play that Brown defensively particularly impressed Mazzulla on Friday. In the second quarter, Brown chased a loose ball out of bounds and ran halfway up the tunnel to the Celtics\u2019 locker room in his effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like how he was thoroughly intense,\u201d Mazzulla told reporters. \u201cI think that\u2019s important for us. He brings a different level of a mentality to us at times. I thought tonight he brought a great level of intensity. He had 20 points on 12 shots. He has the ability to impact the game without shooting. I thought he impacted it in many different ways.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis ability to impact the game in different ways and bring a high level of intensity is important for us to get better, and I thought he did that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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