Jaylen Brown scores playoff career-high 40 points
Jaylen Brown scored a playoff career-high 40 points (14-of-20 FGs, 9-of-12 FTs) in Saturday’s 109-103 loss to the Heat, also chipping in nine rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block, three treys and seven turnovers in 42 minutes.
Advice: Brown did a great job scoring the ball, but many of his turnovers were because of him losing his handle, particularly in the second half (the Celtics committed 23 turnovers tonight as a team, so Brown wasn’t alone). On a night when Jayson Tatum (10 points on 3-of-14 shooting) really struggled, Brown helped pick up the slack but ultimately didn’t have enough help to get a win. Miami had a dominant 39-18 first quarter to blow the game open from the opening whistle, and while Boston got it within striking distance late, they were just outplayed in most areas of the game tonight and were making far too many mistakes. This series has been bizarre to say the least and just became more interesting with Jimmy Butler (right knee inflammation) ruled out before the beginning of the second half, and one has to think the Celtics will be heavier favorites if Butler has to miss more time. Game 4 will be played on Monday, and there’s truly no telling what that one is going to look like.
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