LeBron James, Jaylen Brown named Players of the Week

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Lebron James and Jaylen Brown are NBA players of the Week 😤 pic.twitter.com/g01tcuBfvI – 3:03 PM

Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
LeBron James was named the Western Conference player of the week.
Wemby was one of the nominees for the award – 3:01 PM

Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
LeBron James has been named Western Conference Player of the Week pic.twitter.com/UU4EWGVT7D – 3:01 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown and LeBron James have been named NBA player of the week. – 3:00 PM

Cody Taylor @CodyTaylorNBA
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 19 of the 2023-24 season (Feb. 26 – March 3). pic.twitter.com/3pR6Vk4ksD – 3:00 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
“I had no reason to think otherwise”
🏀 Longtime Cavs Assistant Coach Jim Boylan explains why nothing surprises him about LeBron James as he reached 40,000 career points on Saturday night #LakeShow
@RickKamlaSports pic.twitter.com/u9sSv42u3i – 3:00 PM

Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Arenas: “LeBron James does not deserve a statue in his honor from the Lakers” @Sportando sportando.basketball/en/arenas-lebr… – 1:51 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
NBA Power Rankings: Celtics continue to be best team in league; LeBron makes scoring history (via @The_ThunderWire):
okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-powe… – 1:31 PM

Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
It would’ve been a poetic touch, I submit, had LeBron notching his 40,000th point coincided with his firing of his 14th (I’ve lost track) coach… – 1:28 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Draymond Green entertains hypothetical LeBron James discussion warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/02/dra… pic.twitter.com/mlrCZ2UpV1 – 1:00 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Steve Kerr reveals thought process behind guarding Jaylen Brown warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/04/ste… pic.twitter.com/znqYL4uk2U – 12:10 PM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Steve Kerr reveals thought process behind guarding Jaylen Brown warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/04/ste… pic.twitter.com/UUm7Y5JvUj – 12:10 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
LeBron’s 40,000-point club won’t see anyone else joining for a long time. Maybe never. Here’s why.
nbcsports.com/nba/news/lebro… – 10:42 AM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Warriors odd defensive strategy to sag off Jaylen Brown at arc leads to Celtics rout
nbcsports.com/nba/news/warri… – 10:19 AM

Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire
Jaylen Brown discusses Warriors “disrespectful” defensive coverage warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/04/jay… pic.twitter.com/Q9gfZ0DGEk – 10:05 AM

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LeBron’s 40,000-point club won’t see anyone else joining for a long time. Maybe never. Here’s why. apnews.com/article/lebron… – 8:16 AM

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Jay King @ByJayKing
NEW STORY: The Warriors left Jaylen Brown wide open repeatedly to start the game. Jrue Holiday believed they tried a mind game on the wrong person.
“JB is built different. His mental is at a different level.”
theathletic.com/5314489/2024/0… – 1:43 AM

Jay King @ByJayKing
Was it crazy to leave Jaylen Brown wide open? We podcasted about the Warriors strategy and everything else: patreon.com/posts/video-ja… – 1:24 AM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Thunder improve to 42-18.
#1 spot in the West.
7.5 game lead + tiebreaker over the Suns for guaranteed top 6 playoff spot.
Came back from down double digits an NBA-leading 13th time.
Next up: LeBron and the Lakers in LA in 22 hours. – 12:17 AM

Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Lakers game vlog: Behind the scenes at LA’s loss to Denver, LeBron 40K: youtu.be/CNx2WBNAZ4E pic.twitter.com/CZW6PToNOx – 10:22 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
New on BSJ: The Warriors dared Jaylen Brown to shoot, and he made them pay for their ‘disrespectful’ strategy bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/03/03/the… – 9:21 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
The Warriors left Jaylen Brown wide open. He scored 19 in the first seven minutes, sparking a 52-point Celtics win. Steph Curry called it a “joint decision” between coaches/players that backfired.
Here’s a closer look at what went down from Boston
theathletic.com/5313608/2024/0… – 8:57 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum lead Celtics to 140-88 thrashing of Warriors
nbcsports.com/nba/news/jayle… – 8:57 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown and Burna Boy after Sunday’s Celtics game
(Via @sammironko IG) pic.twitter.com/b9uxnwu4AJ – 7:57 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
BSJ Game Report: Celtics 140, Warriors 88 – Jaylen Brown kickstarts thrashing of Golden State bostonsportsjournal.com/2024/03/03/bsj… – 7:37 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown said the Warriors’ choice to leave him open was “disrespectful,” but he came out the winner with 19 points in the first quarter. Then the C’s dominated from there after Brown got the momentum going
masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 7:35 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
I asked Jaylen Brown the feeling of knowing an opponent can’t guard your team. “It feels great but at the same time it’s always within humility. Any given point that could be us and we don’t take the game for granted. We didn’t come out and mess around. That’s just how we show… – 7:33 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
New: Multiple Warriors revealed the surprising origin of their bizarre Jaylen Brown strategy ahead of the Celtics’ dominant win Sunday masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 7:25 PM

Jay King @ByJayKing
Jaylen Brown: “We handle business and take care of it but we don’t do it arrogantly. We do it with humility. And it’s a lot of respect for the Golden State Warriors but we feel like it’s our time now.” – 7:15 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Draymond Green said the plan to sag off Jaylen Brown was implemented “15 mins before leaving the locker room” 👀
(via @anthonyVslater)
pic.twitter.com/JU1UII6rRd – 7:07 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown: “I’m 240 lbs chasing around Steph Curry. That’s a different level of shape you have to be in. But when you’re playing the best, you have to take on that challenge.”
Said Steph is a top 10 player ever. – 6:59 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown said it’s tough guarding Stephen Curry, but “when you know you’re playing against one of the greatest, I’m gonna step up to the challenge.” – 6:59 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown: “We are primed and we’re ready.” – 6:55 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Jaylen Brown says he’s usually focused on getting into the paint, but “If you want to dare me to shoot, we can do that too.” He says he thought the defense was disrespectful – 6:54 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown on Warriors’ decision to keep him open: “First time it’s ever happened to me. Honestly I was a bit surprised. It took a little bit of adjusting. … If you want to dare me to shoot, I’ll take that, too.” Said he thought it was a little disrespectful. – 6:53 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Jaylen Brown on Warriors defensive strategy on him: “I thought it was a little disrespectful.” – 6:53 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
The Warriors took a big defensive gamble with Jaylen Brown and the Celtics Sunday afternoon
Joe Mazzulla was “grateful” for the unique approach
On @TheCelticsWire:
celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-bost… – 6:44 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Draymond Green said the Warriors implemented the strategy to sag off Jaylen Brown “like 15 minutes before we left the locker room.”
“I thought it was fun to try. I was actually all for it.”
“It didn’t work. Oh well. We move on.” pic.twitter.com/SVuwRkCGCH – 6:39 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
Joe Mazzulla on Warriors’ defensive tactic on Jaylen Brown: “We were really grateful for that. … Jaylen handled it great.” – 6:02 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Joe Mazzulla on the Warriors defense on Jaylen Brown: We were very grateful for that … I just kept saying thank you – 6:02 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Joe Mazzulla on Warriors’ plan to leave Jaylen Brown open to start: “We were really grateful for that.” Said they empowered Brown to keep shooting – 6:02 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Mazzulla on Golden State giving Jaylen Brown so much space on offense:
We were really grateful for that pic.twitter.com/rJhmJU2pCV – 6:02 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
The Celtics get a dominant win over the Warriors led by Jaylen Brown’s 29 points on 11-19 FG 🔥 pic.twitter.com/7KLAl8B7fT – 5:51 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
The Celtics smash the Warriors 140-88 in a dominant win. The C’s blew it open in the 1st half and never looked back for their 11th straight win. Jaylen Brown with 29 points while Jayson Tatum had 27. Next up are the Cavaliers on Tuesday in Cleveland. masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 5:50 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
New: The Warriors made a stunning defensive choice against Jaylen Brown in the first quarter this afternoon and the Celtics capitalized in a big way masslive.com/celtics/2024/0… – 5:08 PM

Chris Forsberg @ChrisForsberg_
Jaylen Brown 360 layup the other night, now nearly a 360 assist today. (Maybe a 540 with the dribbling spin before the feed) pic.twitter.com/lmv68l0Rm3 – 5:07 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Al Horford just scored his 14,000th point in the NBA, putting him in some very elite company.
NBA – LAST 50 YEARS
14,000 points
8,000 rebounds
3,000 assists
1,000 blocks
LeBron, Malone, Kareem, Dirk, Shaq, Hakeem, Duncan, Garnett, Gasol, Webber…
…Al Horford. – 5:01 PM

Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA
LeBron James has become the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points!
@DarthAmin tells @TheJaxShow how impressive LeBron’s longevity really is. pic.twitter.com/t0bXPZDJVg – 5:00 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
82-38 Celtics lead at halftime on the Warriors, which is not a typo. Jaylen Brown with 25 points (19 in the 1st), while Jayson Tatum has 22 (20 in the 2nd). – 4:40 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
19 points for Jaylen Brown in the 1st quarter. 17 points for Jayson Tatum in the 2nd quarter (plus the shrug). – 4:35 PM

Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
Jaylen Brown keeps screaming to the crowd today after hustle plays. Pretty rare show of emotion from him against the team that beat him in the Finals two years ago.
He’s also nearly outscoring the Warriors by himself, which helps. – 4:33 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown fired up after forcing the back-court violation on Stephen Curry. This C’s defense has been on point today – 4:31 PM

Jay King @ByJayKing
It was a 32-3 Celtics run that started with three straight Jaylen Brown 3-pointers after the Warriors kept daring him to shoot. – 4:21 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
FIRST QUARTER STARS as the Boston Celtics lead the GS Warriors 44-22.
: Jaylen Brown 19 points
Derrick White 8 points, 4 assists
Pritchard 5 points, rebound. – 4:11 PM

StatMuse @statmuse
Jaylen Brown in the 1st quarter:
19 PTS
5 3PM
3 REB
His most 1st-quarter points since December of 2022. statmuse.com/nba/player/jay… – 4:05 PM

Abby Chin @tvabby
Nice ovation for Jaylen Brown checking out after another productive first quarter: 19 points including 5 3s along with 3 rebounds and an assist. – 4:05 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Jaylen Brown is off to one of his best starts EVER
19 points in the first seven minutes 🔥
(via @NBA)
pic.twitter.com/xYh8PYWIzY – 4:03 PM

Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie
Jaylen Brown is off to one of his best starts EVER
19 points in the first seven minutes 🔥
(via @NBA)
twitter.com/NBA/status/176… – 4:02 PM

Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS
Jaylen Brown (19 points 8 minutes) frying Warriors’ passive defense has Celtics on pace for a 50-point quarter. GSW timeout with 3:34 left in Q1. Defensive strategy adjustment.
BOS 35, GSW 21 – 4:01 PM

Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Jaylen Brown began the afternoon with 989 career 3’s.
He’s on pace to get to 1,000 by halftime.
35-21, Boston, 3:34 left in the 1st.
Jaylen: 19, 5-8 from 3
Steph: 2, 0-4 from 3. – 3:59 PM

Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews
Jaylen Brown already up to 19 points with 3:34 left in the first quarter. Five made threes. As a team, the Celtics are 9-of-12 from beyond the arc. – 3:58 PM

John Hollinger @johnhollinger
I was there the night Jaylen Brown made 23-of-31 3-pointers and scored 91 points. – 3:56 PM

Michael Pina @MichaelVPina
Treating Jaylen Brown like he’s Josh Giddey <<< – 3:56 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
3 straight 3s for Jaylen Brown, tho was fortunate on the 2nd one. But he’s hot now after the Warriors left him wide open on multiple shots. 19 points in 7 minutes of action. – 3:55 PM

Gary Washburn @GwashburnGlobe
The let Jaylen Brown shoot defense is backfiring for #Warriors. He has three 3-pointers in a 40-second span. #Celtics – 3:55 PM

A. Sherrod Blakely @ASherrodblakely
The Warriors aren’t being the least bit coy in letting Jaylen Brown shoot 3s all day. We’re seven minutes into the game, and Jaylen has 19 points, 5-for-8 on 3s. – 3:55 PM

Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Jaylen Brown up to 19 points on 5-for-8 from 3
It’s 30-21 Celtics over Dubs with 4:54 lefts in the first – 3:55 PM

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors purposefully sagging off Jaylen Brown and getting burned by it early. He has 19 points in seven minutes. Five 3s. Celtics already up to 30 points. – 3:55 PM

Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
The surprising abandon Jaylen Brown on defense plan by the Warriors had led to 19 first quarter points for Brown in seven minutes. – 3:55 PM

John Karalis @John_Karalis
Obligatory fire meme for Jaylen Brown, who is 5-8 from 3 right now and has 19 points in 7 minutes pic.twitter.com/nzpW5fwztj – 3:55 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Jaylen Brown (10 points) and Derrick White (8) with 18 of the Celtics’ 21 points so far. Fun game already – 3:51 PM

Souichi Terada @SouichiTerada
Lotta Jaylen Brown early on with 10 points already. But if Draymond’s not even going to contest that, he should just keep shooting – 3:49 PM

Jay King @ByJayKing
Jaylen Brown should shoot 30 3-pointers if the Warriors guard him like this all game. – 3:47 PM

Jay King @ByJayKing
So interesting how the warriors are guarding Jaylen Brown. Just laying way off and letting him shoot open 3s – 3:45 PM

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LeBron gave Caitlin Clark her flowers for making history 💐 pic.twitter.com/xhpS1O0A5y – 3:12 PM