Jaylen Brown scores the most points in under 20 minutes by any player in NBA’s short-clock era

Jaylen Brown scores the most points in under 20 minutes by any player in NBA’s short-clock era

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Boston Celtics’ marquee player Jaylen Brown scored 33 points to help his team past in the form Cleveland Cavaliers. Out of Brown’s 33 points, 20 came in the third quarter itself, where the Celtics outscored the Cavs 41-27. Jaylen Brown’s 33 were the most by any player in NBA history under 20 minutes. Having lost 3 consecutive games, the pressure was on the Celtics. But with Brown scoring 33 and Kemba Walker scoring 21 points, they made sure they see-off the Cavaliers.  

Talking about the Cleveland Cavaliers, their top scorer Collin Sexton had a relatively quiet night. Sexton only managed to score 13. Which is far below his team-leading average of 26.8 per game, as the Cavaliers’ three-game winning streak ended. On the contrary, Brown made it look easy in his limited playing time. He’s scored 25 or more in four straight games, the longest stretch of his career. 

Jaylen Brown leads Boston Celtics against Cavaliers 

“We needed a win,” Brown said. “We lost three in a row. Being back on our floor, we wanted to make sure we came out with great intensity and we did.” 

Coming off impressive back-to-back victories over the Brooklyn Nets in which they scored 147 and 125 points, respectively, the Cavaliers were simply never in this one. Boston pushed the ball out on the fast break, getting several easy looks that it converted while the Cavaliers missed 10 of their initial 13 shots. 

“I thought our defensive intensity was good for most of the game and I thought our offense fed off of it,” Boston coach Brad Stevens said. 

Having said that, Jayson Tatum has been cleared to play Monday night against the Chicago Bulls, Stevens said. Tatum missed his fifth straight game Sunday due to COVID-19 protocols. After this win the Celtics have won 9 out of their 15 games in the 2020-21 season. Whereas the Cavaliers stand at 8-8. 

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