Jaylen Brown continues to somehow get better and better as the season progresses, putting on perhaps his best performance of the season so far in a spicy win over the Suns. Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum had his best overall performance, and the Jays made a few nice connections throughout.

So what do we want to see between now and the playoffs? What has to transpire for true title contender status to become a reality?

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