T he Boston Celtics' star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown has faced skepticism for years about its perceived inability to lead the franchise to a championship. Despite multip

Although Boston is the favorite, Celtics star Jaylen Brown is playing the underdog card. He thinks that the rest of the league is sleeping on the Celtics and that they should be careful doing that. "Every win builds momentum... don't sleep on us" JB after the @celtics big win over the Nuggets yesterday 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/A8aLeJN1N1

The Cavaliers currently hold the No. 1 seed in the East and enter the game riding a seven-game winning streak, the longest active streak in the NBA. Meanwhile, the Celtics sit just behind in second place and will be looking to bounce back after a disappointing blowout loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night—despite Jayson Tatum’s 27-point performance.

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown is coming off a 37-point performance in a 123-116 loss to the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night. This came as Brown’s highest-scoring output since Dec. 27 when scored 44 against the Indiana Pacers.

The Boston Celtics are sitting at 43-18 which is good for the No. 2 seed in a top-heavy Eastern Conference. As they look ahead to Wednesday evening's matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, a few key pieces have found themselves on the injury report.

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