Celtics' Jaylen Brown: Plays 26 minutes in return

Brown (knee) closed with nine points (4-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt), two rebounds and one steal in 26 minutes during Monday's 113-95 win over Sacramento.

Following a three-game absence due to a right knee posterior impingement, Brown returned to action Monday and was eased back in with a relatively light workload. Jayson Tatum sustained an ankle injury late in the contest, however, which could result in Brown shouldering a larger load if Tatum is forced to miss future games. On the other hand, Brown could also be subject to some games off during the final few weeks of the regular season, as the Celtics are sitting comfortably in second place in the Eastern Conference standings.