Jaylen Brown and the Philadelphia 76ers suffered a humiliating 101-123 home loss to the Boston Celtics. In a highly anticipated matchup with Jayson Tatum and his former team, Brown struggled to find any rhythm tonight and finished with only 13 points, five rebounds, and two assists while shooting 4-9 from the field (44.4% FG) and 1-4 from behind the three-point line (25.0% 3P).
Before the game, Jaylen Brown seemed so locked in that he completely ignored Jayson Tatum’s attempt to greet him before tipoff. After the loss, Brown spoke to the media scrum outside the locker room and addressed his decision and his struggles to find momentum tonight.
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“I’m just focused on coming out and doing what’s best for my team. Everything else was, to be honest, I wasn’t paying attention. But credit to Jayson; he played well tonight. Credit to the Celtics; they executed, they shot the hell out of the ball, and they were the better team tonight,” said Brown on his pregame incident with Jayson Tatum.
“Yeah, I got into some early foul trouble, but no excuse. I think we got outplayed tonight. They executed. They shot the hell out of the ball, and you got to give them credit,” Jaylen Brown said while reflecting on his performance tonight.
“I felt good. I felt fine. I felt athletic. Just got those two early fouls that kind of distorted my rhythm throughout the whole game, and I kind of struggled to get it back.”
“But we had opportunities to get back into the game. We were at a tie game at one point, and then they shot the hell out of the ball, executed well, and we got to get better,” he further added.
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Jaylen Brown had two early fouls in the first quarter and had four fouls by the early stages of the third quarter. As a result, he had to play much more carefully and couldn’t find his momentum tonight.
“I’m a bit frustrated, honestly. I wanted to perform better for my team. Foul trouble kind of derailed me a little bit, but it happens. It’s unfortunate, but now we just have to move on to the next,” Jaylen Brown said about putting this game behind him.
“I didn’t have any emotion. I was locked in, focused, and ready to go. Foul trouble kind of took me out of my rhythm a little bit. I had to sit for a while, and we just didn’t execute as well as they did. That was the story of the game.”
“Even when I did get back, they had a good game plan. You have to give credit to Boston. They’re well-coached, they executed well, and they shot the hell out of the ball. They put a lot of pressure on us,” Jaylen Brown added about where he was emotionally coming into this game.
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When asked if anything specific caused the Celtics’ loss tonight, Jaylen Brown gave a candid response.
“It was a little bit of everything. It’s hard to pinpoint one thing. I just didn’t think we executed well. We weren’t as well-spaced. They had a good game plan. They doubled me every time I drove, and we didn’t take advantage of things we should have. We missed some layups. It was a little bit of everything that didn’t go well for us,” Brown said.
“With all that being said, we still had an opportunity to win the game. But, as I said, give credit to Boston. I was looking forward to this. I was looking forward to playing well, but things happen. Just get ready for the next one, I guess.”
Jaylen Brown claimed he wasn’t bothered at all by the media narratives over the past few weeks leading up to the Celtics’ matchup against the 76ers.
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“I’m great. God is good. I’m blessed to be playing this game that I love. At the end of the day, it’s just basketball,” Brown clarified.
“I believe in myself, and I believe in my team. I just come out and put forth the effort to help my team win. I’ve been doing that to start the season, and I’m going to keep doing that,” Jaylen Brown concluded.
Despite the disappointing performance, Jaylen Brown remains confident in himself and the 76ers as they look to bounce back from this loss. His early foul trouble disrupted his rhythm, but the Celtics’ execution seemed to expose several weaknesses in the 76ers’ game plan.
The 76ers will face the Celtics next in January, in Brown’s first game back in Boston since the trade. That is the first of three more meetings left between the sides.
Brown will now look to put this setback behind him and try to regain his momentum on the court. For now, he will focus on the next game, against the Raptors on Thursday night, November 12.
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