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Though there is nothing listed on his injury report, Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown was seen wearing a large brace on his right wrist after Monday night's 113-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, according to a report from ESPN's Tim Bontemps.
Celtics guard Jaylen Brown left the locker room wearing a large brace on his right wrist. When asked about it, though, he said he would be fine. He had 19 points tonight, including going 4-for-7 from 3.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) December 11, 2018
The Celtics were without several key players for Monday's game, including Kyrie Irving (shoulder), Al Horford (knee), Gordon Hayward (illness) and Aron Baynes (ankle). Despite that fact, Brown managed to rack up 19 points on 6-of-16 shooting from the field (4-of-7 from beyond the arc), seven rebounds, three assists and one block in 25 minutes of playing time.
Brown, who is now serving as a reserve in Boston, has been shooting the ball with improved efficiency as of late. In fact, his four three-pointers against the Pelicans on Monday night were a season-high. Furthermore, the former third overall pick has made seven of his last ten attempts from beyond the arc. Coming into Monday night's game, Brown was shooting the three-ball at a 27.5 percent clip.
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“I'm expecting to keep going how it's been going,” Brown recently told MassLive, referring to his bench role. “Smart and Morris have been playing extremely well, and our team is looking completely different in the first initial start of the game, so that's what I would expect. I haven't talked to Brad (Stevens) or anybody else, but whatever, however we can keep this going, playing the right way and continue to win, I'm 100 percent for it.”
In his 22 appearances with the Celtics this season (19 starts), Brown has racked up averages of 12.5 points on 42.4 percent shooting from the field (now up to 29.9 percent from downtown), 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.8 minutes per outing.
The Celtics will be back in action on Wednesday night, when they'll travel to Washington D.C. for a match-up against the Wizards. Tip-off inside Capital One Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. EST.
