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Jaylen Brown blasted Kevin Scott’s officiating crew in a profane postgame rant Monday night, arguing that a crucial fourth-quarter no-call “cost (the Celtics) the game.” With 47 seconds remaining, Jazz guard Keyonte George slipped and fell in front of Brown,
While nearly everyone in the building (save the officials) believed there was going to be a whistle coming for a foul on George, there wasn’t and rookie Walter Clayton Jr. gathered the loose ball with Lauri Markkanen scoring on the other end for a 103-102 Jazz lead.
Celtics guard Derrick White revealed that the ball didn't reach who it was supposed to at the end of Boston's season-opening loss.
The Celtics were mismatched against the Rockets, who handed Boston its third-largest defeat of the Joe Mazzulla era.
The Celtics’ win streak was halted at three by the Rockets on Saturday, as Boston looked a step slow on the back end of a back-to-back (and their fifth game in five nights) at TD Garden. With a day of rest Sunday, the Celtics will look to get back to winning ways as they host the Jazz on Monday.
The Celtics were blown out by the Rockets, ending their three-game win streak, but Baylor Scheierman showed some life.
Boston went 61-21 overall a season ago while going 28-13 at home. The Celtics averaged 116.3 points per game last season, 41.2 in the paint, 15.6 off of turnovers and 11.9 on fast breaks. Utah went 17-65 overall with a 7-34 record on the road a season ago.
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Celtics fans should be treated to one of the most interesting seasons in recent history amid Jayson Tatum's injury and the team's overhaul.
Joel Embiid dissects the team's defensive struggles after the Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Boston Celtics in the NBA Cup.