Jaylen Brown (50 points) equaled his career record and ended the series of the Clippers!

On a streak of six consecutive victories, c Clippers he received Celtics and could count on the return ofIvica Zubacout for two weeks with an ankle injury. Derrick White (29 points, 7 assists) takes care of the opening scoring, and Boston relies on his long-range skills to quickly take a ten-point lead (19-9).

Five minutes from the end of this first act, Ivica Zubac enters the game, who directly shows himself with a counter Jailen Brown (50 points on 18/26 shooting, 6/10 from distance). To end this first quarter, Derrick White is the victim of a foul Kobe Sanders on a 3-point shot and the Boston guard makes a 3/3 at the line. Thus, after twelve minutes where they shot 62% and 50% from distance, the Celtics lead 42-28.

For the Clippers to get back into the game, John Collins (22 points, 9/10 shooting) started the match perfectly with 8/8 shooting and allowed Los Angeles to get back to less than ten points (61-52). If the Celtics experienced a slight pause in the attack, they compensated by increasing the number of free throws and still led when entering the locker room (71-63).

Career record tied with Jaylen Brown

This second half starts with two baskets from Kawhi Leonard (22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals) brought the Clippers to four points, but the Celtics did not give up and regained the ten-point advantage thanks to Derrick White’s game-winning shot. in the process Chris Dunn responds with two long shots in quick succession, but Jaylen Brown throws one back right after (90-82). From then on, the match became a 3-point battle. A game in which the Celtics are better than the Clippers as the visitors lead 113-99 before entering the final act.

As during the last clash between the two teams, Derrick Jones Jr. had to leave his teammates early. In the fight for the lying ball, Payton Pritchard he jumps to try to catch it, but it lands on the knee of the Clippers wing. With the help of the Los Angeles medical team to reach the locker room, he was unable to finish the game.

This suspension of the game does not stop the good momentum of the Celtics, especially Jaylen Brown. The Boston winger takes it upon himself to close out this match with a long shot, a layup and a midrange shot. in the process Jordan Walsh adds another shot from behind the arc to definitively bury the Clippers’ hopes of victory. Tyronn Lue opens his bench in the last five minutes of the game. Jaylen Brown then took advantage of the opportunity to score another basket and tie his career high with 50 points.

The Clippers lost badly (115-146) and ended their six-game winning streak.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Career record tied with Jaylen Brown. If the Clippers were hoping to take this game for a long time, Jaylen Brown was responsible for keeping his team ahead. In the first half, the four-time All-Star already scored twenty points, but it became unbearable only after the break. In the third act, the Boston star appeared with 19 units, missing only one shot, and then followed it up with seven straight points in the fourth quarter to seal the fate of this meeting. At the end of the match, he even allowed himself to add an extra basket to reach the 50-point mark and tie his career high. Jailen Brown even had one the right to “MVP” of the song coming from the bay of Intuit Dome…

– The return of Ivica Zubac from the bench. After two weeks of absence, Ivica Zubac returned to the field. The comeback he made coming off the bench, the decision made by the pivot ace Tyronn Lue confided before the meeting so as not to disrupt the rhythm the Clippers have found in his absence as they haven’t lost any of the six games played without him. In 20 minutes, the Croatian was in a difficult situation with only four points on 2/6 shots and 7 rebounds and could not prevent his team’s defeat.

– End of series for the Clippers. After winning six in a row, the Clippers ended their good streak against the unstoppable Jaylen Brown, but also a very skilled Boston three-point team. Behind Jaylen Brown, the Celtics shot 47% from beyond the arc and Anfernee Simmons had 15 points in 19 minutes on 5/8 3-point shooting. For its part, Los Angeles couldn’t keep up with the duo’s image James Harden – Kawhi Leonard who finished the game with a cumulative 3/14 from long range. In addition to the match, the Californians were without Derrick Jones Jr., who injured his knee after a collision with Peyton Pritchard.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = point difference when the player is on the court; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.