Boston Celtics vs Utah Jazz Prediction: Combined starting 5 featuring Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell

Forward - Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics)

Jaylen Brown #7 of the Boston Celtics.

Jaylen Brown's game has taken another step in the right direction in the 2020-21 NBA season. Though his status for the game against Utah is day-to-day, he makes the cut in this lineup.

The 24-year-old has done a great job for the team offensively. He has shown progress in the last few seasons and averaged 20 points per night last season.

Brown is now posting 26 points per game as well as career-highs in field-goal percentage (52%), 3P percentage (42%), and free-throw shooting (76%).

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Forward - Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)

Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics.

Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum continues to show huge progression in his basketball skills year after year.

The 22-year-old is currently averaging a career-high 27 points per game and has been consistently upgrading his average of points per game each year.

Tatum is also turning into a good playmaker and is averaging a career-best 4.1 assists per night. He keeps rebounding at a good rate (seven per game) and is an opportunistic defender (1.4 steals per game).

Tatum is also putting up shooting splits of 47/42/85 in the 2020-21 NBA campaign.

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Center - Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)

Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz.

Rudy Gobert is a strong candidate for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.

The two-time DPOY winner is one of the league's best rim protectors and continues to be an efficient defender and a good finisher around the rim.

Gobert is averaging a solid double-double with 13.3 points and 13.5 rebounds per game (third-best in the NBA in rebounding). Moreover, the Utah Jazz center is at 2.7 blocks per match and ranks second in the NBA in that department.

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