On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic by a score of 109-100 to take a 2-0 lead in their series.
Jaylen Brown was brilliant, finishing with 36 points, ten rebounds, five assists and one steal while shooting 12/19 from the field and 5/7 from the three-point range in 42 minutes of playing time.
His latest masterpiece pic.twitter.com/cO3Mnt6XGi
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 24, 2025
The 2024 NBA Finals MVP also made Celtics history in several different ways.
Via Real Sports: "Jaylen Brown joins Jayson Tatum as the only Celtics to have a playoff game with:
35+ PTS
10+ REB
5+ AST
5+ 3PM"
Jaylen Brown joins Jayson Tatum as the only Celtics to have a playoff game with:
— Real Sports (@realapp_) April 24, 2025
35+ PTS
10+ REB
5+ AST
5+ 3PM pic.twitter.com/s6kSJmFL8Q
Via @StatMamba : "Jaylen Brown passes Kevin McHale for the 6th most 30-PT games in Celtics playoff history."
Jaylen Brown passes Kevin McHale for the 6th most 30-PT games in Celtics playoff history. pic.twitter.com/LHx1ZeGA90
— Polymarket Hoops (@StatMamba) April 24, 2025
Brown is in his ninth NBA year (all with Boston).
He finished the 2024-25 regular season with averages of 22.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 46.3% from the field and 32.4% from the three-point range in 63 games.
Via StatMuse: "Jaylen Brown in Game 2:
36 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
12-19 FG
5-7 3P
His first playoff game without Tatum since he was a rookie."
Jaylen Brown in Game 2:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 24, 2025
36 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
12-19 FG
5-7 3P
His first playoff game without Tatum since he was a rookie. pic.twitter.com/aGkiusA8lJ
Game 3 of the series will be on Friday evening in Orlando.
JAYLEN BROWN STEPPED UP & SHOWED OUT IN GAME 2!!!
— NBA (@NBA) April 24, 2025
36 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
5 3PM
Celtics take a 2-0 series lead. #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google pic.twitter.com/4FcKmtc2lS
The Celtics are the first seed in the Eastern Confernece after finishing the regular season with a 61-21 record.
They are coming off a year where they won their first NBA Championship since the 2008 season.
As for the Magic, they are in the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
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