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.
