{"id":555236,"date":"2026-03-31T01:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/555236\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:24:08","slug":"tim-legler-gives-jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-special-label-heading-into-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/555236\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Legler Gives Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Special Label Heading Into Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Legler Gives Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Special Label Heading Into Playoffs<\/a> originally appeared on NESN<\/a>. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NBA expert analyst Tim Legler ranked the top duos in the league this week with the playoffs looming, and then Boston Celtics<\/a>‘ superstar pairing of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum landed at the top of Legler’s distinguished list.<\/p>\n

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Falling behind the Jays on Legler’s list were OKC’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams, the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, the Lakers’ Luka Doncic and LeBron James, and the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle.<\/p>\n

Brown has delivered a career year in 2025-26, averaging 28.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 5.2 assists in 65 games while earning All-Star starter recognition. He’s been the driving force for Boston’s 50-24 mark (entering Monday) and playoff clinch, much of which was achieved during Tatum\u2019s extended absence. Tatum returned from a right Achilles injury in early March and has played 11 games, posting 20.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per outing while showing steady progress in limited minutes, capped by a season-high 32-point performance on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n

Drafted third overall by Boston in 2016 and 2017, the duo has formed the franchise\u2019s core for nearly a decade. They claimed the 2024 NBA championship and collected multiple All-Star nods apiece along with deep postseason runs. Their partnership continues to define sustained contention in the NBA.<\/p>\n

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