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Jaylen Brown Wins East Player of the Week for Third Time This Season

Consecutive weekly honors for Jayson Tatum then Brown highlight Boston's two-star rhythm before the postseason.

Overview

  • NBA Communications named Brown the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday for games March 30–April 5, with Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander taking the West award.
  • Brown averaged 31.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists as Boston went 3–1, beating the Heat, Bucks and Raptors after an opening loss in Atlanta.
  • His week featured 43 points on 17-for-29 shooting in Miami and a 29-point, 10-rebound, 9-assist line in the loss to the Hawks.
  • This is Brown's seventh career weekly honor and his third this season, coming one week after Tatum earned the East award for Week 23.
  • Boston used the 3–1 stretch to build a three-game cushion for the No. 2 seed with four games left, as Brown continues a career-best season at 28.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists.