On December 24, the Celtics beat the Timberwolves 121-109 at home. Celtics forward Jay Brown made 13 of 29 shots in 37 minutes, 3 of 13 3-pointers, 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steals and 1 cover in 10 free throws, while Jason Tatum scored 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steals in 11 free throws in 35 minutes, 10 of 22 shots, 1 of 6 3-pointers, and 30 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steals in 11 free throws.
Statistics show that this is the 17th time that Jay Brown and Tatum have scored 30 + points in the same game so far, surpassing Michael Jordan and Scotty Pippen to rank third in history. Ahead of them were 34 games for Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook and 33 games for Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.
The Celtics are 16-1 in 17 30 + games between Jay Brown and Tatum.