Jaylen Brown calls out ‘flat’ Celtics after deflating loss to Lakers
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“They simply had extra vitality than us tonight. We had been flat and you can see it.”
The Celtics misplaced a forgettable contest to their rival Lakers on Thursday evening.
Boston’s 117-96 defeat matched its worst lack of the season, which got here on the second evening of a back-to-back. It confirmed.
Thursday additionally marked the Celtics’ fifth sport performed in seven days, making for an exhausted group of gamers in inexperienced.
Jaylen Brown scored 17 factors and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds one evening after rolling his ankle in opposition to an additional time victory to the Clippers.
Brown known as out Boston for enjoying “flat” in opposition to Los Angeles, who he stated confirmed extra vitality than his workforce within the nationally televised matchup.
“You may give them credit score, however I simply suppose we got here out flat. We simply kinda seemed drained,” he advised reporters after the sport (through NBC Sports activities Boston). “Possibly you can say it’s simply the sport from final evening going into additional time carried over, however on either side of the ground, they only had extra vitality than us. … It simply wasn’t there tonight.”
In the meantime, when requested if he was feeling drained, Jayson Tatum acknowledged that he didn’t really feel any fatigue coming off the prior evening’s OT body.
“No,” Tatum replied. “I imply, it’s powerful. Nevertheless it’s a part of the job, play additional time, play back-to-backs. Typically you gotta journey. So no excuses.”
Tatum had a quiet evening, ending with 16 factors, six rebounds, and 5 assists. He was named an Jap Convention All-Star starter earlier on Thursday.
Noting the groups’ historic rivalry, Brown stated he wished the sport hadn’t fallen on the again finish of consecutive contests for Boston. He did, nevertheless, echo Tatum’s sentiments about not making excuses concerning their brutal schedule as of late.
“It’s powerful. Lakers-Celtics is among the largest matchups. Ideally, you wouldn’t need that to be on the again of a back-to-back and coming off of a additional time sport,” Brown stated. ”However, you realize, it’s what it’s. We not making any excuses. They simply had extra vitality than us tonight. We had been flat and you can see it.”
Fortunately, the Celtics will have the ability to redeem themselves in opposition to the Lakers at dwelling on March 8. Plus, each groups have the break day earlier than the rematch.
Talking personally, Brown spoke about how his ankle felt in opposition to the Lakers after he rolled it the earlier evening versus the Clippers.
“It was alright,” he stated of his injured ankle. “I’m nonetheless making an attempt to get my burst and my explosion again. I didn’t end quite a lot of baskets across the rim. Simply because it’s messing with me a little bit bit. It’ll get there.”
Brown defined that he rolled the identical ankle in opposition to the Hawks final weekend. He performed by way of his newest ailment on Wednesday and performed 33 minutes on Thursday.
“I’ve been just a bit bit banged up, however simply pushing by way of,” Brown stated. “Tonight wasn’t a fantastic displaying for our workforce energy-wise. I missed quite a lot of baskets across the rim, and our workforce wants me to make these. So I gotta produce for my workforce.”
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