Jaylen Brown has gotten off to a ridiculously hot start for the Boston Celtics this season, picking up the slack in Jayson Tatum’s absence.

Brown has taken over the Celtics’ offense with Tatum sidelined, becoming the team’s top scoring option for the first time in his career. He’s flourished in his new role as Boston’s alpha dog, getting off to a historic start.

Brown’s played all 18 of the Celtics’ games so far, leading them to a 10-8 record. He’s been the team’s leading scorer in nearly all of them, averaging a career-high 28.9 points per game.

The 29-year-old has scored at least 30 points in half of Boston’s games this year, including a season-high 41 points against the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 26. He’s already matched his number of 30-point performances from last season (nine) in

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