Wednesday night of the NBA playoffs featured injuries, trash talk, thwarted comebacks and some big-time performances from some of the NBA’s best young scorers. Here are three stars — all some of those big scorers — from the fifth night of NBA playoff action.
Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown | 36 points, 10 rebounds, five three-pointers
Jaylen Brown once again proved that he ups his game in the playoffs with a pristine 36-point effort against the Orlando Magic. He carried the Celtics on a night where their three-pointers weren’t falling and Jayson Tatum was out with a bone bruise on his wrist. Brown shot 12-of-19, went 5-for-7 on threes and continued to play tough defense even while shouldering the scoring load.
