The explosive duo; Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum propel the Boston Celtics to the top position in the Eastern Conference after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125 – 114.
Brown averaged a season high 41 points, 12 rebounds and no assists while his teammate J.Tatum scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.
“I just try to be aggressive for the most part. I definitely feel stronger this year. My body is in better shape. We came into the season with an n understanding that we are trying to get back to where we were last year,” said Jaylen Brown in a post-game interview.
Pelican’s shooting guard; CJ McCollum averaged 38 points, 4 rebounds & 4 assists in a failing attempt to grab the win for his team.
New Orleans starting squad missed stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram due to their respective injuries.
That’s four straight wins and eight of 10 played games for the team with the NBA’s best record. Boston has averaged 119.3 points in the last four games and has surely returned to top form in the last few games.
Boston will be taking an NBA-best 30-12 record to Brooklyn Thursday night to face the Nets.
