Jaylen Brown’s Status For Celtics-76ers Game

Jaylen Brown is listed as available for Game 3.

On Friday evening, the Boston Celtics will be in Philadelphia to face off against the 76ers for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.   

For the game, they will have one of their best players in the starting lineup, as All-Star forward Jaylen Brown is listed as available on the injury report.  

NBA's official injury report 

The former Cal star is coming off another fantastic regular season with averages of 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 49.1% from the field and 33.5% from the three-point range.  

He has arguably been even better in the NBA Playoffs, and through the first eight games is averaging 26.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 55.7% from the field and 53.5% from the three-point range. 

The Celtics are the second seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the regular season with a 57-25 record. 

In the first round, they defeated Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in six games. 

Currently, the 76ers and Celtics are tied up at 1-1 after they split Games 1 and 2 in Boston. 

The 76ers won the first game, but the Celtics responded with a massive 121-87 blowout victory in Game 2 on Wednesday evening. 

Brown played 30 minutes and had 25 points, three rebounds, four assists and two steals while shooting 9/17 from the field and 3/6 from the three-point range. 

The way Jaylen Brown uses his handle, strength, and quick counter moves to create shots is something to behold.@FCHWPO, @celtics seek 2-1 series lead tonight on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/YU5N3ai5fX

— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2023

The winner of the series will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and face off against either the Miami Heat or the New York Knicks. 

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