Following a 4-for-11 shooting performance, including 0 for 4 from behind the 3-point line, against the Knicks, Brown is 24-for-46 shooting and 11 for 20 from beyond the arc over the past two games. There was concern about how Brown would fit into the Celtics’ retooled offense that includes offensive-minded center Kristaps Porzingis and quality shooter Jrue Holiday.
Against the Wizards, Brown was the beneficiary of the Celtics’ superior ball movement, and he scored easily in the flow of the offense. Tatum added 33 points in 28 minutes as Boston showed no signs of a letdown against a Washington team picked to return to the NBA Draft lottery.
“There’s going to be days where [Tatum] has it going, where [Porzingis] is going to have it, Jrue, [Derrick] White even guys off the bench,” Brown said. “The most important thing is we find ways to get wins. There’s going to be nights where it’s not my night and you have to have the maturity to understand that. I know there’s a lot of expectations on everybody but as long as we’re winning games, that’s what matters the most. Tonight was a night that I got hot, but it’s just one game.”
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If Brown and the rest of the team really think this, that they can really move beyond the individual production/stats issue, that they are willing to sacrifice for each other like PP, KG and (most importantly) Ray did when they were brought together, there's no limit to what this team can achieve. That's always a fear...that you get the "it's my turn to eat" or "gotta get mine" mentality arises with six players who can all score 20+. They're not all going to score 20+ in this team, there are going to be nights some of them are going to score in the low teens or even single digits. Sometimes the way the game flows they're not aways going to get the ball or plays run for them. Doesn't mean they weren't effective and they have to recognize that as players and we have to recognize that as fans.
I guess this team is a bit different to our team in 2018-19, with Cryrie, Al, JT, JB, Gordon, Terry, Mook and Smartacus...in that team we had an ineffective leader in Cryrie, a wanna be leader in Smartacus whose production didn't quite match to his aspirations, a vet in Al who was a bit too quiet, three young players in the Jays and Terry who were trying to get paid and trying to set their stamp on the league, Gordon who was trying to come back from injury, and Mook who was also trying to get paid. In contrast, I think this team has a lot more maturity, they're comfortable in their own skins if they have to sacrifice individually.
Topic: Celtics (2-0) at Wizards (1-1) Game #3 10/30/23 (Read 12995 times)