Jaylen Brown may have outlined unique way the Celtics will play the Jazz

Even though he didn't call out the Utah Jazz directly, Jaylen Brown may have revealed how the Celtics will approach the Jazz when they meet up.

The Celtics hosted Media Day on September 24. While talking with NBC Sports Boston, Brown revealed the Celtics' strategy when they face a team like the Pistons while talking about leadership and sacrifice.

"A night, we're playing, don't mean to disrespect them, the Detroit Pistons who have struggled over the last year or two. We're going to play through Payton (Pritchard), let him go for 30. Play through Sam (Hauser), let him shoot 10 threes tonight. We're going to still win the game. They don't have to be the normal way, but it gives those guys confidence. It gives those guys ability to run free, and we're going to need that down the line."

Pritchard and Hauser are part of the Celtics' second unit. So, basically, Brown is saying that when the Celtics face one of the lesser teams in the league, they will likely turn to players that aren't as high on their pecking order.

You know who's one of the NBA's lesser teams? The Utah Jazz. They may not necessarily be the very worst of the worst, but they are bad enough that it's very much plausible that the Celtics will play against them without some of their main guys.

The Celtics Have Done This Before to the Jazz

The Celtics made easy work of the Jazz during the 2023-24 season. They blew them out in the first matchup, winning 126-97. They had most of their full squad outside of Al Horford. The next matchup was the same result, but a different story.

The Celtics won 123-107 but were missing a good chunk of their rotation, including Brown, Horford, and Kristaps Porzingis. In their place they played Hauser heavier minutes than usual, while Luke Kornet and Xavier Tillman took up all of their minutes at center. Being undermanned didn't phase them at all.

Since the Celtics will focus on ensuring their team is healthy enough for the playoffs, they will likely take this approach with the Jazz again. It may sound like an insult, but this happens when a team is among the NBA's bottom dwellers, and only one player on the roster shows up in the Top 100 rankings.

This isn't the worst-case scenario for the Jazz either. If anything, games may be more competitive between the two. Games like those can help the Jazz form long-term winning habits, even if they wind up losing their games anyway.

The Jazz have aimed to be both bad and not win too many games, so games against Boston, win or lose, may turn out to be what's best for them.