It has become a habit: propelled to leader of Celtics in the absence of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown has already been annoyed on several occasions by the way he was refereed. And it’s not the match against the Spurs who will calm him down.
Well contained by the Texan defense (27 points at 11/28 shooting, 8 rebounds, 7 assists but 5 turnovers), the winger let loose against the match officials after the defeat…
“Honestly, I think we left a lot of things to them and I’m tired of this inconsistency” he explained to the press. “I’ll take the fine. There was too much shit tonight. The Spurs are a good team defensively, but they are not that good! »
If the Celtics perhaps lacked aggression against the Wembanyama wall near the circle, Jaylen Brown believes that the difference in terms of free throws attempted (4 for Boston, 20 for San Antonio) is abnormal.
A failed fourth quarter
“It’s extremely frustrating. We play hard. We exceed expectations, we fight on defense. And they reward opponents with minor fouls. Then we attack and the opponents can do whatever they want. I hope someone will make some video edits” he continued. “Every time we play a good team, the inconsistency is crazy. I’ll take the fine. Curtis (Blair, the head referee of the match) and the other guys were terrible. I don’t care. They can fine me. It’s crazy, like every time we play a good team. »
Joe Mazzulla did not want to venture onto the same slippery slope as his player, focusing for his part on the defensive wanderings of his players, ensuring that there was “four or five controllable faults”.
Because the whistles only partially explain Jaylen Brown’s completely failed fourth quarter, 1/9 shooting with two turnovers, the Boston player having often broken his teeth on “Wemby”.
“If we can’t get to the throw line and the opponents can be physical and prevent us from getting our spots, then it’s hard to win games like this. We shoot four shots and we lose by four points” he concluded. “I’m not saying that says everything about the match. We need to find our spots better, I need to find my spots better but damn. I attack the circle, I’m physical, I don’t flop, I’m not afraid of contact. I go hard, I’m athletic and I don’t get anything. No free throws tonight. Give me the fine. »
| Jaylen Brown | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | BOS | 78 | 17:25 | 45.4 | 34.1 | 68.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 70 | 30:45 | 46.5 | 39.5 | 64.4 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 14.5 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 74 | 25:51 | 46.5 | 34.4 | 65.8 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 57 | 33:56 | 48.1 | 38.2 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 20.3 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 58 | 34:28 | 48.4 | 39.7 | 76.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 24.7 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 66 | 33:38 | 47.3 | 35.8 | 75.8 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 23.6 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 67 | 35:54 | 49.1 | 33.5 | 76.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 26.6 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 70 | 33:28 | 49.9 | 35.4 | 70.3 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 23.0 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 63 | 34:15 | 46.3 | 32.4 | 76.4 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 22.2 |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 35 | 33:58 | 49.9 | 37.2 | 77.9 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 29.6 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
