Three-time All-Star Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown helped curb his team’s recent mini-slump in style on Friday night, leading the charge of an absolute obliteration against the Indiana Pacers. Boston had been 3-4 across its past seven contests heading into the bout.
Despite missing a pair of starters — six-time All-Defensive Team guard Jrue Holiday (right shoulder impingement) and center Kristaps Porzingis (left ankle strain) — to injuries, the Celtics submitted their highest-scoring game of the season, a 142-105 masterpiece, in front of a raucous TD Garden crowd.
The superstar scored 44 points on 16-of-24 shooting from the field (6-of-11 from long range) and 6-of-6 shooting from the foul line, while also submitting five rebounds, swiping four steals, and dishing out three dimes in 37:14…