“Definitely thought we could have played a bit faster, …
“Definitely thought we could have played a bit faster, you know what I mean? ” Jaylen Brown said. “When they score, take the ball out, get down the court.
And just overall, just not good enough tonight. Can’t sum it up where, just a lot of different areas were not good enough. We’ll watch it, and we’ll make sure that we’ll come out — we got to make sure we come out with the right energy, the right mindset, the right mentality on the road in Philadelphia.
So that’s what I’m looking forward to. ” The Celtics didn’t need to make outside shots early to build a double-digit lead. After sinking a 3-pointer with seven minutes left in the second quarter, Jayson Tatum looked up and could be seen saying, “Thank you.
” Before the make, he had missed his first four 3-point attempts. As a team, the Celtics misfired on 11 of their first 14. And still, his basket gave them a 42-31 lead.
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