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Jaylen Brown: “This is probably one of the better defensive teams in my career”

Jaylen Brown: “This is probably one of the better defensive teams in my career”

After getting blown out by the Philadelphia 76ers a little over one month ago, the Boston Celtics returned the favor on Tuesday night. It was a wire-to-wire win for the C’s, marking their ninth win in a row and moving them up to sixth in the Eastern Conference. They are within striking distance of home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Postgame, Jaylen Brown commented on how much this win meant to both him and the team. According to him, they had this game circled on their schedule.

“This is a game that I know we needed. I wanted this game. I didn’t play well last time we played in Philly. So I wanted to come out, be aggressive, play well. This is a game that we all talked about like we wanted this one. And we came out and got the job done.”

With the win, Boston split the season series with the 76ers. They are also only one game behind the Sixers for the fourth seed in the East.

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