Derrick White perplexed by Jaylen’s All-NBA loss after 40 points in Game 2

Derrick White perplexed by Jaylen’s All-NBA loss after 40 points in Game 2 originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston

The Eastern Conference Finals were all played by Jaylen Brown in the first two games, with the Boston Celtics taking a 2-0 lead over the Indiana Pacers after Thursday Night’s 126-110 Game 2 Win. Brown followed up his 26-point performance in Game 1 by nearly doubling down in Game 2 with 40 points.

Before the complaint, there was a lot of discussion about Brown being left off an All-NBA team. While his coaches and teammates jumped to his defense reaffirming that he should have received All-NBA honorBrown decided to let his play do the talking.

Along with his 40 points on 14-for-27 shooting, Brown also added five rebounds, three assists and one steal.

Inspired by Brown’s performance, Celtics point guard Derrick White joined NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin to let everyone know what he thought of his teammate’s All-NBA snub.

“He’s unreal,” White said of Brown, as seen in the video player above. “He was 100 percent overlooked. He’s been important to us all year on both sides of the court. Big snub — I don’t understand.”

Brown finished the regular season averaging 23 points on a career-high 49.9 percent conversion rate, with 5.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game, while during which time he reduced his turnovers to just 2.4 per contest.

An All-NBA berth wasn’t the only thing Brown was snubbed about according to White, who said on Wednesday that Brown should have received an All-Defensive team nod as well.

“First of all, JB definitely deserves it,” White said. “He was unreal all season, taking on that challenge. Whenever there’s a big name or a big player, he wanted the challenge. He kind of set the tone for us all season and I think he definitely deserved it.”

Through the first 12 playoff games, Brown is now averaging 24.8 points on a 54.4 percent clip, while also adding 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and just under a steal of ball per game.

The Celtics will look to tighten their grip on the series as they head to Indiana for Game 3 against the Pacers on Saturday night.