Jaylen Brown says impatience cost Celtics vs. Timberwolves
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown tried to get it all back at once against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he admitted why that was a mistake.
BOSTON — For a majority of the 2025-26 NBA season, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has put the Green Team on his back. He rushed to do so again in the fourth quarter of a primetime showdown with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, but even he admitted he was too hasty in the attempt to carry the Celtics. When Brown subbed into the game with 7:30 remaining in the final frame, the Celtics trailed 87-81 and were starting to fade.
The five-time All-Star tried to inject some life into his team by attacking the rim three different times in the last 12 minutes of play, yet none of his attempts were successful and the T-Wolves dominated the fourth to prevail 102-92 at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown on what he could’ve done better tonight: “Personally, I feel like sometimes when the game gets away from you a little bit, you're going to be more aggressive, and sometimes you need to be more patient. So for me personally, I could have been more patient.
” pic. twitter. com/1cwsOQGE3l — Daniel Donabedian (@danield1214) March 23, 2026 "I feel like sometimes when the game gets away from you a little bit, you want to be more aggressive and sometimes you need to be more patient," Brown said in a quiet locker room.
"So for me personally, I could have been more patient on a lot of possessions. " Brown finished with 0 points in the fourth quarter, as the Celtics were overwhelmed 26-15 in that final stretch while failing to hit a single 3-pointer. "I don't feel like I was as patient as I needed to be this game for my team," Brown stated.