Jaylen Brown's Dunk Is Going Viral In Rockets-Celtics Game
On Sunday evening, the Boston Celtics beat the Houston Rockets by a score of 116-107 (in Texas).
Jaylen Brown had a good game, putting up 13 points, 11 rebounds, ten assists and three steals while shooting 6/14 from the field in 31 minutes of playing time.
In the fourth quarter, the All-Star forward threw down a massive dunk, which got a lot of views on social media.
He stole the ball and finished off the fast break with a one-handed jam.
Brown is now averaging 22.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 49.0% from the field and 36.0% from the three-point range in 40 games.
With the victory, the Celtics improved to 33-10 in 43 games, which is the best record in the NBA.
They are 13-9 in the 22 games they have played on the road away from Boston and will now face off against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday in Texas.
Brown was the third pick in the 2016 NBA Draft out of Cal and is in his eighth season in the league (all with Boston).
He is a two-time NBA All-Star and has career averages of 18.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 47.8% from the field and 36.5% from the three-point range in 509 regular season games.
In addition, Brown has appeared in 105 NBA playoff games and has helped lead the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals five times in the previous seven seasons.
