Career best

Brown’s 44 is the best game of his career

Jaylen Brown had 44 points and 4 steals on 16 for 24 shooting in 37 minutes, and the Celtics beat the Pacers 142-⁠105.

His Performance Score of +21.3 is the best of his 690 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16.

He scored 15 of his 44 in the first quarter. He went 8 for 8 at the rim and 6 for 11 from 3. His 38 points from the field came on 24 shots, 11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. Jayson Tatum set up 3 of his 16 baskets. He scored 21 of his 44 after the game was decided.

His old best, +17.3, was 32 points and 5 assists on 12 for 17 shooting in 29 minutes, a 144-⁠102 win over Washington on April 3, 2022.

The game

Celtics 142, Pacers 105Home, Dec. 27, 2024Box score and story ›

Jaylen Brown

6-6 FT37:14 min

Points1st 152nd 83rd 124th 9

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Season high in points (44; his best before, 37). Tied his season high in steals (4). Before this game he averaged 23.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 25 regular-season games.

Shot making: 38 points from the field on 24 shots11.3 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a corner 3-pointer1st quarter, 2:21 leftchance to win 77% to 86%
Guarded by: Siakam: 18 poss, 0 ptsMathurin: 13 poss, 7 ptsHaliburton: 8 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Mathurin: 20 poss, 5 ptsSiakam: 11 poss, 3 ptsMcConnell: 8 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.57 miles4.21 mph on average65 touches
Hustle: 4 deflections6 shots contested1 box-out1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +21.382.6% true shooting30.8% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Dec. 27, 2024vs IND	W 142-105	37	44	5	3	4	0	16-24	6-11	6-6	1	+30	+21.3
2	April 3, 2022vs WAS	W 144-102	29	32	7	5	2	0	12-17	4-5	4-4	0	+36	+17.3
3	Dec. 30, 2020vs MEM	W 126-107	29	42	5	4	1	0	15-21	7-10	5-6	4	+22	+16.8
4	Jan. 11, 2023vs NOP	W 125-114	35	41	12	0	0	1	15-21	3-6	8-9	2	+18	+15.0
5	Dec. 4, 2022at BKN	W 103-92	40	34	10	2	2	4	10-20	5-9	9-11	0	+16	+14.2

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Celtics 144, Wizards 102Home, April 3, 2022Box score and story ›

Jaylen Brown

4-4 FT28:34 min

Points1st 132nd 63rd 104th 3

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

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Before this game he averaged 23.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 62 regular-season games.

Shot making: 28 points from the field on 17 shots9.5 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a pull-up 3-pointer1st quarter, 9:58 leftchance to win 49% to 58%
Guarded by: Caldwell-Pope: 21 poss, 10 ptsKispert: 12 poss, 5 ptsGill: 6 poss, 5 pts
He guarded: Caldwell-Pope: 13 poss, 2 ptsPorziņģis: 10 poss, 0 ptsKispert: 10 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.02 miles3.93 mph on average51 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections3 shots contested1 loose ball1 box-out
Rating: Performance Score +17.385.3% true shooting29.0% usage