Jaylen Brown takes stock of what went wrong for Boston Celtics vs. 76ers, what to change
"I think we're playing into their hands a little bit," said Brown.
It is no mystery to Jaylen Brown why the Philadelphia 76ers have been beating the Boston Celtics in this 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series. The Georgia native spoke at length about what the Celtics need to do to right the ship in Game 7 after seeing some of their worst habits return vs. the Sixers in Games 2, 5 and 6.
"I think we're playing into their hands a little bit ... ,," suggested Brown after Boston's 106-93 road loss to the Sixers on Thursday (April 30) night. ",Even myself, the type of shots and the type of things they want us to do, and that's what we've been doing all year.
But maybe a shift in our approach could could open some stuff up offensively for us. " "And I think that that's what we need," he added. "They need for me to be dynamic.
They need for me to put pressure on the rim, and be aggressive. " "Tonight I got into foul trouble early a little bit," said Brown. "That took my foot off the gas aggressively on offense and defense.