{"id":466869,"date":"2025-12-23T15:39:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/466869\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:39:21","slug":"celtics-jaylen-brown-reveals-shocking-choice-for-favorite-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/466869\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics\u2019 Jaylen Brown Reveals Shocking Choice For \u2018Favorite Season\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This season has been a rollercoaster for the Boston Celtics. After losing a ton of talent over the offseason and Jayson Tatum to injury, they <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/10\/winless-celtics-stumble-to-worst-start-in-over-a-decade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:got off to a rough start;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">got off to a rough start<\/a>, losing their first three games and five of their first eight.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last six weeks, however, the Celtics have found their identity. Jaylen Brown has <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/celtics-jaylen-brown-fueling-mvp-talk-with-eye-popping-hot-streak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:emerged as an MVP candidate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">emerged as an MVP candidate<\/a> in Tatum\u2019s absence, averaging nearly 30 points per game. Meanwhile, the role players around him have settled into their roles, providing impactful minutes and energy off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>From Neemias Queta and Josh Minott to Hugo Gonzalez and Jordan Walsh, Boston is <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/joe-mazzulla-praises-celtics-depth-after-recent-wins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:getting significant contributions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">getting significant contributions<\/a> from unexpected places. Joe Mazzulla seems to have found the right lineup combinations, getting everyone to hustle, defend and play hard on a nightly basis.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics have been greater than the sum of their parts, and they\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/celtics-another-jump-latest-nba-power-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wildly surpassed expectations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wildly surpassed expectations<\/a>. After <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/celtics-bench-sparks-massive-comeback-vs-pacers-extends-winning-streak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:overcoming a 20-point deficit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">overcoming a 20-point deficit<\/a> against the Indiana Pacers on Monday, they\u2019re now 18-11 and third in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Brown called this <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JustinmTurpin\/status\/2003314451450052952\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his \u201cfavorite season\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his \u201cfavorite season\u201d<\/a> of his 10 NBA campaigns so far, putting it ahead of Boston\u2019s 2023-24 championship season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this has been my favorite season so far,\u201d Brown said during his postgame interview. \u201cBeing able to get an opportunity to lead a group of guys who, some of us, we have some championship experience, but we have five or six new guys who haven\u2019t really played NBA basketball, and now we look like one of the better teams in the league. That\u2019s a credit to our coaching staff and our leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Brown\u2019s having his best individual season to date, averaging career highs in points, assists and PER. However, it\u2019s his new teammates\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/celtics-rookie-makes-franchise-history-with-huge-game-vs-raptors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:surprising growth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">surprising growth<\/a> and performance that have made this season so fun, helping the Celtics overachieve.<\/p>\n<p>After winning 13 of its last 17 games, Boston will look to keep rolling in <a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/can-surging-celtics-keep-rolling-with-soft-schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Friday\u2019s rematch with the Pacers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Friday\u2019s rematch with the Pacers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More Celtics:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nesn.com\/2025\/12\/celtics-jaylen-brown-reveals-initial-frustration-with-key-coaches-decision\/\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celtics\u2019 Jaylen Brown Reveals Initial Frustration With Key Coaches Decision;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">  Celtics\u2019 Jaylen Brown Reveals Initial Frustration With Key Coaches Decision <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This season has been a rollercoaster for the Boston Celtics. After losing a ton of talent over the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":466870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[3125,40482,1267,14562,37970,40483,107466,212356,1260,36800,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-466869","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-boston-celtics","9":"tag-hugo-gonzalez","10":"tag-indiana-pacers","11":"tag-jaylen-brown","12":"tag-jayson-tatum","13":"tag-jordan-walsh","14":"tag-josh-minott","15":"tag-my-favorite-season","16":"tag-nba","17":"tag-neemias-queta","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-unitedstates","21":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115769636604942611","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}