‘I think we can play together’

After Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown produced the first triple-double of his career in Boston’s 99-75 victory over the New York Knicks here at TD Garden on Saturday night, he shot down the idea that he and Jayson Tatum can’t have an effective long-term partnership. “I think we can play together,” Brown said after finishing with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against the Knicks, who had stunned the Celtics two days earlier at Madison Square Garden thanks to an RJ Barrett banked-in, buzzer-beating 3-pointer. “We have played together well for the majority of our career and things like that. The last year or so hasn’t gone as expected, but I think a lot of the adversity that we’re kind of going through now is going to help us grow and get better in the future.
Source: Tim Bontemps @ ESPN

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

John Karalis @John_Karalis
This Celtics season is like a bad camping trip where it’s nothing but rain, people are crabby, & there’s chance someone is about to say something they can’t take back. Jaylen Brown’s night vs. the Knicks is like a ray of sun breaking through the clouds
bostonsportsjournal.com/2022/01/09/jay… – 1:03 AM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Marcus Smart passed Avery Bradley on the TD Garden all-time scoring list Saturday night.
Jayson Tatum will likely move into the top 4 on Monday.
Brown and Tatum should both be top 5 by season’s end. pic.twitter.com/RjW90fZAoS – 11:41 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Jayson Tatum was not pleased with Kendrick Perkins taking a subtle shot at him in a tweet after Saturday’s blowout win against the Knicks masslive.com/celtics/2022/0… – 11:08 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
Jaylen Brown said he had a conversation with Jayson Tatum after Thursday’s #Knicks loss. Said the two are convinced they can play together and make it work long term. Said both are on the same page. #Celtics. – 10:05 PM

Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA
Jaylen Brown on the talk that he and Jayson Tatum should be split…