If you’ve been paying attention to the Boston Celtics in recent seasons, you’ve probably grown tired with the way they approach playing with a lead.

However, you are not alone. Jaylen Brown appears to be as well.

Over the last two seasons, the C’s have found themselves in a number of uncomfortable circumstances, losing significant late-game leads due to their obsession on slowing the game down. It’s become a tradition to see Brown, Jayson Tatum, and Derrick White go off the bench after sitting for 15 minutes with a significantly decreased lead.

It’s been so visible that it’s generated discussion of reform in Boston.

“That’s what I’ve been trying to emphasize for our coaching staff and everybody all year,” Brown told The Athletic’s Jay King last week. “… I believe we get into difficulty a lot when we walk the ball up, play slow, and allow opposition to load up. I prefer the version of us that gets up and down, makes the appropriate reads, and plays with a little zip. I believe those two will steer us in the correct direction. Taking care of the basketball is very crucial, as is limiting turnovers and not fouling, and I believe it helps to Celtics basketball.”

There’s little dispute about what sparked Brown’s opinion, since he’s been open about his appreciation for the Indiana Pacers’ style of play.

“They play fast,” Brown said, according to King. “I’m a fan of how they play.”

Of course, Brown would profit from Boston running more. According to King, he averages 7.7 points per game in transition, which is the third-highest average in the NBA. He’s the Celtics’ most explosive player, and he can be nearly hard to stop at the rim at times.

Tatum, White, and Jrue Holiday might all benefit, since their field goal percentage at the rim has increased this season. It just makes sense for Boston to receive more opportunities in the paint.

That would certainly necessitate some modifications to Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla’s “chuck-as-many-threes-as-possible” attack, but they can be implemented rather effortlessly. In today’s NBA, you win by shooting well from distance and playing in transition, and no team is better equipped to do it than Boston.