On Thursday, the Boston Celtics took a 126-110 win against the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 poi
nts on 14-for-27 shooting from the field.“Just making the right play. Poise. Patience. Discipline. Proper actions, getting the right spacing, and picking and choosing his spots really well, whether it was in transition or in the half-court. So, just continues to get better and better. He takes a lot of pride in his ability to impact games in different ways, and I thought he did that tonight.”
Last season, after averaging 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, Brown was selected to the All-NBA Second Team. Despite maintaining similar averages this year, the Celtics forward didn’t receive the honor. Mazzulla believes the All-NBA snub has motivated Brown, and the 35-year-old complimented his player’s growth mindset.
“He's just like, one of my favorite people. I think, how's he handling that? I think he cares about it in a way that motivates him, and I think he doesn't really care about it at all because he understands that winning is the most important thing. And so, he has an innate ability to just get there, work hard, motivation. He has unreal confidence, but he's also not afraid to work on the things that he knows he has to get better at.
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