Jaylen Brown sets goal for season after latest 30-point game

Jaylen Brown is making durability a priority this season Brown who missed games with knee hip ankle and shoulder injuries in - commented Wednesday that he wants to be on the floor as much as doable for the - Celtics Vitality is key Brown declared after leading Boston to a - rout of the Washington Wizards at TD Garden You see a lot of guys getting injured going around the league and sitting out games I want to play as a multitude of games as I possibly can Related Articles How Joe Mazzulla sent stern message to Celtics standouts in rout of Wizards Jaylen Brown scorches Wizards as Celtics snap losing streak NBA admits refs blew crucial call in Celtics loss to Jazz We keep missing them How Derrick White Payton Pritchard explain Celtics -point struggles Jaylen Brown rips officers for unacceptable no-call in Celtics loss to Jazz In addition to his high number of DNPs which rendered him ineligible for postseason awards Brown was limited for several months last spring by a partially torn meniscus that required offseason surgery The Celtics star has not been injury-free this fall he strained his hamstring in Boston s preseason finale on Oct but he s started each of the club s first nine games and is averaging minutes per night I had several injuries last year that kind of derailed me towards the end of the season so medical was a big emphasis going into the year Brown commented And then at the start of the season end of the preseason I had a hamstring strain Not ideal but the biological staff we managed it well and I think I m getting over the hump The Celtics are relying on Brown to be their centerpiece while longtime co-star Jayson Tatum recovers from Achilles surgery and so far he s met that challenge The th-year pro has topped points in five of his nine appearances including four of his last five and entered Thursday ranked ninth in the NBA in scoring points per match He s been highly efficient too posting field-goal -point and free-throw shooting percentages and respectively that are well above his career averages As of Thursday Brown was one of six NBA players averaging at least points four rebounds and four assists per tournament this season joining Giannis Antetokounmpo Luka Doncic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Tyrese Maxey and Austin Reaves It s definitely a big difference explained Brown who scored on -of- shooting against Washington before sitting out the fourth quarter Not just JT being out but Al Horford being gone Luke Kornet Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis Obviously those are particular really good players that we lost so all of those guys being missing makes a big difference For me I m just being aggressive and trying to empower my teammates as much as accomplishable