In today’s episode of The Crossover, Keyon Dooling and 10 Day Tony open the new year by diving into one of the most surprising and impressive storylines in the NBA: the Boston Celtics thriving without Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown playing the best basketball of his career. Since December 1st, Brown has gone on an absolute tear, stacking 30- and 40-point performances, dropping 50 on Kawhi Leonard while guarding him, and re-establishing himself as one of the league’s elite two-way players. The guys break down why Jaylen Brown is still wildly underappreciated nationally despite Finals MVP honors, massive contracts, and sustained postseason success.

From there, the conversation shifts into Boston’s offense as a whole, which is quietly posting historic efficiency numbers. The Celtics are producing a better points-per-possession mark than their 2012 championship team and sit just behind Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets in offensive rating. Keyon explains how modern pace, spacing, and reduced physicality have unlocked scoring efficiency across the league, while also raising questions about what today’s numbers really mean compared to past eras.

The episode then expands into a broader look at the Eastern Conference, including Philadelphia’s resurgence as Joel Embiid gradually returns to form and hands more responsibility to Tyrese Maxey. The guys dive deep into Maxey’s leadership leap, the lost art of the triple-threat game, and Kentucky’s long-standing pipeline of elite NBA guards. Detroit’s rise to the top of the East, questions about playoff readiness, and whether experience still matters when the lights get bright all become part of the discussion.

Later, the show touches on OKC’s place in the West, Devin Booker’s late-game dagger against the Thunder, and the evolution of Dillon Brooks from league villain to legitimate second option in Phoenix. The episode closes with a thoughtful breakdown of Anthony Edwards’ walk-off moment in Atlanta, leadership expectations for young superstars, and the shrinking presence of true veteran “OGs” in today’s NBA locker rooms.

Insightful, honest, and rooted in real league experience, this episode captures where the NBA is right now — stars rising, hierarchies shifting, and the league entering its most revealing stretch of the season.

01:10 – Jaylen Brown’s dominant run
02:50 – JB vs Kawhi and two-way greatness
04:20 – Celtics offense without Tatum
06:05 – Modern scoring & defensive changes
08:05 – What to do with Jayson Tatum
10:00 – Embiid returning & Sixers reset
12:35 – Tyrese Maxey’s leap
14:45 – Kentucky guards pipeline
17:20 – Eastern Conference contenders
18:55 – Detroit vs the field debate
20:20 – West vs East reality check
21:35 – Booker dagger vs OKC
23:00 – Dillon Brooks evolution
25:40 – Suns outlook
27:00 – Anthony Edwards walk-off moment
28:15 – Leadership & missing OGs

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