{"id":395552,"date":"2023-01-12T05:39:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T10:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=395552"},"modified":"2023-02-03T10:29:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T15:29:16","slug":"jaylen-brown-leads-celtics-over-pelicans-125-114","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/jaylen-brown-leads-celtics-over-pelicans-125-114\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaylen Brown leads Celtics over Pelicans 125-114"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jaylen Brown scored 41 points as in-form Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That&#39;s another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CelticsWin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#CelticsWin<\/a> \u2618\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Heyw0grWX5\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Heyw0grWX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boston Celtics (@celtics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/celtics\/status\/1613366157288824834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Celtics, who lead the Eastern Conference with a 30-12 record, warmed up for Thursday\u2019s crunch clash against Brooklyn Nets with a composed performance to overpower the third-ranked team in the Western Conference this season.<\/p>\n<p>Brown, averaging just under 27 points per game this season, once again delivered for Boston, shooting 15-of-21 from the field with 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a long season, it\u2019s a lot of basketball, day-in, day-out \u2014 you\u2019ve just got to come in ready to do your job,\u201d Brown said after his season-high points tally. \u201cI was able to come out and get something going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jayson Tatum finished with 31 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 20 from the bench. Al Horford scored 14 points as Boston were missing starters Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III.<\/p>\n<p>C.J. 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