The Hornets may have some young talent, but they didn’t exactly cover themselves in glory at the end of the game.

Tatum continues to score points in a variety of ways.

Tatum’s relatively cool streak from behind the arc continued with a 3-for-9 performance, but he went to the free throw line 15 times for the second straight game and scored 34 points.

Tatum admitted he settled for about eight 3-pointers against the Pacers, and he may have settled for a few on Friday as well, when he fired and missed some tantalizing looks from behind the arc, although he did have one Hornets defense could have attacked, which has more holes than an anthill.

Still, Tatum’s performance (which included 11 rebounds, three assists and three steals on Friday) is pretty undeniable early on.

Jaylen Brown attacked the paint (but couldn’t make 3s).

Brown said earlier this season that he would make a living attacking the team, and there was perhaps no clearer example than Friday – Brown hit 8 of 19 from the field and 0 of 6 from behind the arc. He dropped 25 points with six rebounds and five assists before the end.

Brown’s forays inside the arc have been overwhelmingly successful. The Hornets don’t have much size or muscle at the rim, and Brown was able to use his shoulder to get the better of smaller Hornets guards (most notably LaMelo Ball), and he successfully picked off Josh Green several times. As the Hornets collapsed to contain him, Brown did his best Tatum impression, making several nice passes to create baskets for his teammates. His aggressive play earned him ten appearances at the free throw line, nine of which were successful.

The downside: Brown’s 3-point shot appears to have temporarily failed him after Wednesday’s 1:11 debacle.

Brown told reporters after Wednesday’s game that he felt his team’s lack of energy and performance was largely his fault and that he needed to do better for his guys. Brown was better on Wednesday, and good things generally happen any time the Celtics collapse opposing defenses.

However, it might be nice for Brown to miss a few 3-pointers.

Neemias Queta had mixed results.

Queta is a fantastic fourth option off the bench and a really nice burst of energy when given minutes. Queta finished the game with three offensive rebounds and ten points on 5-on-5 shooting and influenced the game defensively with his verticality.

He also threw down a huge dunk to Bridges, with some added disrespect at the end that may have helped put Bridges in the bad mood that seemingly got him ejected.