Jaylen Brown of the Celtics is out against the Hornets with a hip flexor strain

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Boston Celtics were without guard Jaylen Brown in their 113-103 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.

Brown was sidelined with a left hip flexor strain, and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla described him as an “everyday” forward.

Mazzulla said it was an injury that had been bothering Brown lately and that he had “played through it.” Eventually he decided to give him the night off so he could rest and heal.

Brown scored 25 points in Boston’s 124-109 victory over the Hornets on Friday night, the first of two games on two nights at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

Hornets center Nick Richards also missed the game with a shoulder injury, leaving Charlotte without its two best centers. Mark Williams, the team’s starter, did not play this season.