Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Still Salty Over Recent Award Snub
Brown's still not over it
Tuesday was a whirlwind for the Boston Celtics, and Jaylen Brown in particular.
Earlier in the day, he won his first career NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month award for January. He also lost a teammate when Anfernee Simons was traded to the Chicago Bulls.
That night, he had another monster game with 33 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Celtics to an easy win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Brown spoke with reporters after the game, addressing Simons’ departure along with his reaction to winning Player of the Month.
“First one, ayyy,” Brown laughed. “Doesn’t mean much, to be honest. I feel like I had a better month in December, but who’s counting?”
Brown is apparently still salty about losing December Player of the Month to Jalen Brunson, which was certainly surprising.
Brown’s right that he was better in December than in January. He scored at least 30 points in nine straight games in December, tying Larry Bird’s franchise record for most consecutive 30-point games.
He finished December with 31.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game and a .633 true shooting percentage. By comparison, his production dipped a bit in January, as he averaged 29.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game with a .531 true shooting percentage.
Brown is off to an even better start in February, kicking off the month with back-to-back double-doubles. He’ll go for a third straight one on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets and his former coach, Ime Udoka.
