The Los Angeles Clippers narrowly defeated the Boston Celtics 114-112 on Wednesday night. Instrumental in the Clippers' victory was rookie guard Brandon Boston Jr., who broke out for a career-high 27 points to lead his team to a victory over Boston. The appropriately named Boston also etched his name into Los Angeles' history books in the process.
Boston Jr. tonight:
27 PTS
9-13 FG
5-8 3P
4 STLHe is the first Clipper with 25+ points, 5+ threes on 65% shooting off the bench since Jamal Crawford in 2017. pic.twitter.com/k9dEXRhRBh
— StatMuse (@statmuse) December 9, 2021
Clippers fans know that that is some good company. Jamal Crawford practically made a second career out of scoring off the bench, as he took home the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award three times. The fact that Boston is already doing things that Crawford did is very impressive.
Not only did Boston need just 11 minutes to set a new career-high in scoring, but he also wasn't afraid of the Celtics' top perimeter defender, Marcus Smart. The Clippers' rookie said that he kept going at Smart- and even jawed at him enough to get called for a technical foul,
The 20-year-old Boston, taken with the 51st pick in the second round of the draft, definitely doesn't lack for confidence. That's exciting for the Clippers, who could benefit from another scorer stepping up, especially on nights where Paul George is out.
It was an all-around excellent- and historic- night for Boston and the Clippers. Not only that, but it was emotional for Boston, who dedicated the performance to his friend and Kentucky teammate Terrence Clarke, who died in a car accident in April before the NBA draft.
Truly a special night for Brandon Boston Jr. and the Clippers.
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