Jaylen Brown’s dominant three-game stretch - three straight 30-point performances on elite efficiency - earned him his fifth career Eastern Conference Player of the Week honor.
On Monday, Jaylen Brown capped off one of the most dominant stretches of his career by being named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week. The honor covers games played from December 1 to 7, and marks the fifth weekly award of Brown’s career - his first since March 2024.
It wasn’t just the volume of his production that propelled him to the recognition, but the consistency.Brown put up at least 30 points in all three of Boston’s wins during the week - over the Knicks, Lakers and Raptors - while posting some of the most efficient shooting splits of any star in the league.
Across this stretch, he averaged 34.0 points on 53.8% from the field, a blistering 47.1% from deep and 88.9 percent at the line, adding 6.7 rebounds, 5.7 assists and a steal per game. He also led all Eastern Conference players in free throws made, averaging eight per contest as his downhill pressure continued to evolve into a central part of his offensive identity.
Brown’s week began with a statement performance against New York on December 2, when he erupted for a season-high 42 points. He shot 16-of-24 from the field in that matchup and poured in 33 points across the second and third quarters alone - the second-highest scoring total he’s ever posted in that middle-game stretch. The outburst also pushed him into rare franchise company, becoming just the third Celtic ever to record three 40-point games within the first 21 contests of a season, a feat previously accomplished only by Larry Bird in 1987 and 1989.
Against the Lakers three nights later, Brown paired his scoring with one of his most well-rounded outings of the year. With Boston rolling and Los Angeles short-handed, he logged 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists in just 34 minutes, once again carrying a heavy load offensively while showing the improved distribution that has marked part of his evolution this season.
He closed out the week on the road in Toronto, matching his 30-point benchmark for the third straight game. Brown went 9 of 19 from the field and a near-perfect 3 of 4 from behind the arc while going a flawless 9 of 9 at the free throw line. He added 8 rebounds, 5 assists and a pair of defensive plays as the Celtics secured their fifth straight win and solidified their place near the top of the Eastern Conference standings.
That Raptors performance also pushed Brown to his 13th game with at least 30 points this season - the second-highest total through 24 games in Celtics history, trailing only John Havlicek’s blistering start in 1970-71. Brown has now attempted nine or more free throws in four straight games, the longest such run of his career and the longest by any Celtic since Jayson Tatum did it five straight times in December 2022.
As Boston continues to surge up the standings, Brown’s December run is shaping into one of the defining stretches of the early season.
The league officially took notice this week.
Tom Carroll is a contributor for Roundtable, with boots-on-the-ground coverage of all things Boston sports. He's a senior digital content producer for WEEI.com, and a native of Lincoln, RI.