"The biggest shot of the game may have looked familiar to Celtics fans: A baseline inbound pass to Jaylen Brown flashing to the corner, where Brown turned to the hoop, gathered himself and let fly a high-arcing 3-pointer that cleared the backboard and snapped through the net without touching the rim. The shot was nearly perfect from a narrative perspective. It pushed Brown (33 points, 11-for-25 shooting) over the 30-point mark for the 10th time in 11 games."
"The 3-pointer was part of a 14-point outburst for Brown in the fourth quarter at the end of which TD Garden fans chanted "M-V-P" as he stepped to the free-throw line, although they desisted when he missed the front end of the free throws. Brown almost certainly won't be a true contender for MVP by the time voters are issued their ballots-presumably that honor be bestowed upon Nikola Jokic (the best player in the world) or Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (the best player on the best team)."
The Celtics rallied from a 20-point deficit and an abysmal first-half performance to beat the Pacers 103-95, securing a third straight win and improving to 18-11. Jaylen Brown scored 33 points on 11-for-25 shooting and produced a 14-point fourth-quarter outburst that included a high-arcing corner 3 that cleared the backboard. TD Garden fans chanted "M-V-P" as Brown stepped to the free-throw line. The victory highlighted Brown as the primary reason for the Celtics' unexpectedly strong record and positioned Boston with the third-best record in the Eastern Conference, despite Brown being unlikely to win league MVP.
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