The Boston Celtics cruised to their third straight win on Tuesday night, picking up a 113-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. It wasn’t exactly a pretty win, thanks in large part to a slow start from Jaylen Brown , who played sparingly in the first half.

Brown once again led the C’s to this win, scoring 29 points while hauling in four rebounds and dishing out four assists, but much of that production came in the second half. That’s because Brown played just 10 minutes in the first half, as he struggled to find his footing.

Head coach Joe Mazzulla’s unique subbing pattern with Brown quickly caught attention, and he explained after the game that he was simply looking to “disperse” his minutes. Brown shot that notion down, though, saying that he was not playing well enough to be on the

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