Brown delivers historic performance to close out Celtics' West Coast trip

Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 50 points - it tied his career high - as Boston closed out its road trip with a 4-1 record after a 31-point win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

When it comes to long NBA road trips, the best teams approach it with a business-like attitude.

But for Jaylen Brown heading into the last game of the Boston Celtics’ longest road trip of the season, this game was personal … very personal.

Despite leading the NBA in scoring for the month of December, while also strengthening Boston’s status as a top-three team in the East, the league announced that the NBA’s other “JB” - New York’s Jalen Brunson - was the Eastern Conference player of the month for December.

You figured Brown would play with a different energy, a sharper edge than usual against the red-hot Los Angeles Clippers.

Did. He. Ever.

Here’s a look at what worked, what didn’t work and what went better than expected in Boston’s 146-115win over the Los Angeles Clippers.