Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla offered a strange reason for playing Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown so many minutes vs the Lakers.

Over 87 combined minutes, Brown and Tatum scored 71 of their team’s 111 points, while Brown had the energy on defense to bother Luka Dončić.

Boston hosts the Utah Jazz after Jayson Tatum scored 40 points in the Boston Celtics' 111-101 win against the Los Angeles Lakers.