Yesterday's trip to Utah for the Boston Celtics away to the Jazz seemed like a game of disparity.
After all, the two teams have a huge disparity in record, although they belong to the east and west.
The game also seemed to be going as expected, with the Green Army leading the Jazz by 19 points at one point in the second quarter.
The Jazz fought back at home, and by the end of the game, the two teams were already fighting hard...
In the final moments, Green Army star Tatum shot twice (one shot and one three-pointer), and failed to seize the opportunity in a row, and the Jazz also gave the Green Army a chance, and with Tucker's out-of-bounds error in the last 5 seconds, the Green Army still had the possibility of a comeback from a point behind...
The Green Army Gwee ended up at the basket, and the game ended with Kessler's cap dropping Gwe's layup.
In the end, the Celtics defeated the Jazz 117-118, ceding the second spot in the East to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Looking at Tatum's performance throughout the game, the Green Army core shot 4-of-12 from the field to be inefficient, with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 turnovers.
It is worth mentioning that Tatum did not score points on 0-of-4 shooting in the second half.
Brown, on the other hand, shot 9 of 19 from the field, scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and played a game with a shooting percentage close to 50%.
The Green Army is known as the double scouting team, and Tatum is the core of the team.
As for Brown, it is more like the "Pippen" next to Tatum, and the two are not equal.
Tatum's status on the team can be seen by referring to the number of shots he makes per game.
So far this season, Tatum is averaging 21.3 shots per game (second in the league) and 9.4 three-point shots (third in the league), but only ranks seventh in the league in 9.7 field goals.
He averaged 30 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1 steal and 0.8 blocks per game, shooting 45.7% from the field and 34.5% from three-point range.
He is only sixth in the league in scoring, so he's not really an efficient star.
Even if you don't feel good in hand on a night, you can accumulate good points by floating outside again and again, shooting three points from a distance, and piling up good points through the number of high shots...
So regardless of the style of play, after all, it gorgeous its own statistics, but dragged down the team to win...
After watching the Green Army game, the team is often Brown at key moments, and Tatum's presence is not strong at this time...
Brown has proven his big heart through countless key games, and his steady shot is like a sword out of the sheath to strangle opponents, whether it is a stop-and-shoot after a breakthrough or a dry shot in place, his performance in key moments is quite a star.
Don't forget that his three-point and sharp breakthroughs also made opponents fearful of three-pointers, and this insignificant shortcoming attribute also made him trustworthy in the final moments.
Obviously, Brown is more trustworthy than Tatum, but the Green Army management seems to have only Tatum in their eyes...
It's not hard to understand why Brown was frequently involved in trade rumors in offseason trades.
Last year's seething Brown plus other chips in exchange for Durant doesn't seem to be long away...
The Celtics positioned him more like someone who assisted Tatum and did not respect the man who was not inferior to Tatum.
The Celtics' lack of respect for Brown is not only reflected in the positioning of the game, but also in the salary treatment given to the two is a world of difference.
After the two rookie contracts expired, Jaylen Brown signed a 4-year 106 million contract, while Tatum signed a 5-year 195 million maximum salary contract.
Now Brown insists on asking for a five-year, $283 million maximum salary contract, which in fact, his strength deserves it.
But Celtic management only offered Brown two different contract extensions for 3 years 119 million and 4 years 180 million, giving it the choice...
In this regard, the Brown team firmly refused...
If the two parties fail to agree on a contract extension, it does not rule out the possibility that Brown will leave Celtic at that time.
Once Brown wears another team's jersey and lacks a man to cover the bottom, will Tatum's record be as commendable as it is today...
Perhaps, Brown's departure from the Celtics is already a high probability thing...