Jaylen Brown just put together the best season of his career and it wasn’t particularly close. Averaging 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, Brown showed that not only can he be the number one option on a playoff team, but he can be the number one on a really good playoff team.
Now, Brown is ready to prove he can be the number one option on an NBA Finals team, maybe even a championship team.
The way he has scored the ball in bunches has been among one of the most fun things to watch
on the Celtics this season. He had 35 games with 30+ points and seven 40+ point games this season, not to mention the 50 he scored against the Clippers in January.
From Day 1 of training camp, JB set the bar for this team and led them to 56 wins. Now, he has the opportunity to do it in the playoffs.
One of the things we forget about last year’s playoffs is Brown played through a partially torn meniscus in his right knee, which clearly has not bothered him this year.
He has become one of the top-10 players in the NBA this season and the moment has arrived to prove it in the playoffs.
The return of Jayson Tatum makes the Celtics good enough to win the Eastern Conference and Brown is ready to guide them to that goal. He is the offensive engine with his mid-range shots being a big boost to the team. He will take the toughest assignment on defense from time to time and set the tempo for the game that way.
All season the Celtics have gone as Jaylen Brown has gone and it has been going pretty well for Boston since the start of December. The road won’t be easy, the Celtics should win in the first round but beyond that waits the Knicks and then likely the Pistons or Cavaliers.
“Losing to the Knicks feels like death,” he said after losing to New York in the second round. “But I was taught that there’s life after death. So, we’ll get ready for whatever’s next.”
Jaylen Brown on being eliminated by the New York Knicks
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) May 17, 2025
“Losing to the Knicks feels like death. But I was taught that there’s life after death. So we’ll get ready for whatever’s next.” pic.twitter.com/JzwUkSB0qk
Whatever’s next has arrived. The NBA Playoffs are here and the Celtics have a real chance to make a run at the title. A lot of that depends on Jaylen Brown continuing his high play from the regular season which I have every expectation that he will do.
Jaylen Brown has emerged this season in a way that no one expected him to and has become one of the best players in the NBA. It is time for him to prove that he is just that and lead the Celtics on another deep playoff run.
