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Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown dropped 40 aspects in Saturday’s loss to the Miami Warmth, but he used to be some distance from cheerful along with his efficiency.
“I did a s–t job taking care of the basketball tonight,” Brown told reporters after recording seven turnovers in the 109-103 defeat.
The Celtics changed into the ball over 23 times as a team, when put next with correct eight for the Warmth, who held on no topic Jimmy Butler being miniature to 20 minutes thanks to knee inflammation.
Jayson Tatum had one in every of his worst video games of the postseason, making correct three of his 14 shots while turning the ball over six times. Every Celtics starter had as a minimum two turnovers.
Brown acknowledged he felt savor officials missed a few calls that resulted in turnovers.
“They let a amount of stuff shuffle tonight,” Brown told reporters. “Notably after I in fact feel savor I drive and I fetch to the basket, I in fact feel savor it’s two hands on me the entire time. I by no manner fetch those hand-checking calls but I make now not compose excuses. … I’ve got to discontinue better.”
Turnovers had been somewhat of a field for Boston in the direction of the postseason. The Golden Mutter Warriors are the most fascinating convention finalist that turns the ball over at a wiser rate than the Celtics.
Boston will must tone down its errors fleet if it hopes to conquer the 2-1 deficit heading into Monday’s Game 4.
