Jaylen Brown was unhappy when the Boston Celtics knocked dewan against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.
The Boston team was overcome by 116 to 115, in the fourth game of the semifinal series. However, the confrontation is in equality: two to two.
Brown started hot in the duel, with 16 points and seven baskets in 11 shots in the first half. But in the second half of the game and in extra time, Brown had a timid performance. After all, he only attempted three shots in the last 17 minutes of the game.
But, in the post-game press conference, the winger was questioned about his low offensive effectiveness.
Brown, in turn, was clear in his response and said he needs to spend more time with the ball in his hands to help the Celtics’ offense.
“Man, I think I have to push the ball a little bit more. I guess good things happened when I had her in my hands.” Brown said.
“But I think our attack was ok. After all, we hit great shots and got great visuals throughout the entire game. We were close to winning in the end.” Brown added.
In 44 minutes on the court, Brown ended the game with 23 points. In addition, he made ten of the 16 shots he attempted.
On the other hand, Boston’s top scorer was Jayson Tatum, with 24 points. Tatum, by the way, hit 45% of the shots from the court (nine in 20 attempts).
In the series against the 76ers, Brown averages 23.5 points. In addition, he shoots 57% from the field (35-61) and 41% from the perimeter (9-22).
Tatum, on the other hand, averages 24.2 points, in addition to converting 47% of field shots (34-72) and 32% of three balls (8-25).
Therefore, Brown is right to want to spend more time with the ball in his hands and thus assume prominence in the Celtics’ offense. But as we’ve seen in recent seasons, Tatum is the team’s first offensive option.
Finally, Brown was also flagged in Game 4 for the defensive error on the 76ers’ last possession. The winger decided to double up on Joel Embiid, leaving James Harden free in the corner to kill the decisive ball.
