On April 7, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that has ended today, the Boston Celtics won 117-94 away to the Chicago Bulls.
In this game, the Celtics double probing flower combination still maintained a good performance. Among them, Jaylen Brown played 34 minutes, shooting 10 of 21 from the field, 2 of 4 from three-point range, and cut down 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Although Jason Tatum did not feel good, playing 30 minutes, only 5 of 18 shooting, 1 of 8 three-pointers, and scored 16 points, he got 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
It is worth mentioning that today's game is Brown's 10th consecutive game with 25+ points in a single game, the longest record in the NBA this season. When both Tatum and Brown can play well, the entire Celtics offense will be very fluid.
It can be said that in recent times, Celtics have brought great surprises to fans. According to relevant statistics, this game is their 17th single game net win of more than 20 points this season, and they have also successfully tied the Grizzlies and tied for the first place in the league. Remember that 90 days ago, the Celtics had only 18 wins and 21 losses, ranking eleventh in the East. But now they're 50-30, second in the East, and they've locked up home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Celtics can make such a big change because of the outstanding performances of core players Tatum and Brown. According to statistics, Tatum averaged 29.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists in the eight games before this game, shooting 56.8% from the field and 46.4% from three-point range. Brown averaged 29.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the eight games before this game, shooting 58.7% from the field and shooting 54.3% from three-point range.
In addition to the double probe flower, the Green Army also has good immediate combat power such as Smart, White, and Horford. So if the Celtics continue to be so competitive, they really hope to go further in this year's playoffs.