The Boston Celtics are currently one of the hottest teams in the Association, with star duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown playing a huge part in their success. On Friday night, it was another standout game for the both of them, finishing with 30+ points.
In the process, they passed a couple of Celtics legends in Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. Via ESPN:
These two Celtics dynamic duos are walking buckets 🤝 pic.twitter.com/Cy40AClcaZ
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 19, 2022
Tatum dropped 32 on the Sacramento Kings, while Brown had 30. The two combined to score 62 of the Celtics' 126 points. To even be mentioned in the same breath as Bird and McHale, two icons of this franchise, is special. But Tatum and Brown aren't just doing it offensively, they're a big part of the C's owning the best defense in the NBA as well.
Boston is now 8-2 in their last 10 games and has one of the best records in the league since 2022 started. Although Steph Curry got hurt early on, the Celtics also just blew out the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. In fact, they've outscored their opponents by a whopping 51 points across the last two outings.
Brown has struggled at times throughout the campaign, but Tatum is putting up godly numbers. The former Duke standout is averaging 26.8 points, 8.2 boards, and 4.2 dimes per night and even erupted for 54 earlier this month against the Brooklyn Nets.
Needless to say, the Celtics have a special pair in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
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