Boston Celtics
“Each time we play a very good workforce it’s the identical [expletive].”
Pissed off by an absence of foul calls and what he views as an absence of consistency in the best way video games have been officiated currently, an irate Jaylen Brown stood earlier than reporters within the Celtics locker room and blasted the referees that labored the Celtics’ 100-95 loss to San Antonio on Saturday night time.
He took a query in regards to the defensive strain that San Antonio placed on the Celtics, mentioning that the Spurs threw a matchup zone at them that appeared like a singular look — one which the Celtics hadn’t seen all yr.
“It was undoubtedly distinctive,” Brown stated. “Making an attempt to guard a few of their guys as a result of they didn’t wish to go man, they didn’t really feel like they might guard us.”
However as he continued to speak, his focus shifted in the direction of the officiating. He was conscious within the second that his phrases would most likely get him fined. He determined that he didn’t care.
“I’ll take the [expletive] high quality. Curtis [Blair], all them dudes was horrible tonight,” Brown stated. “I don’t care, they will high quality me no matter they need nevertheless it’s loopy. Each time we play a very good workforce it’s the identical [expletive].”
“Any person please pull up the clips. I’m irate on the officiating of the sport at present. If we are able to’t get to the free-throw line and groups are allowed to be bodily and bump us off of our spots and et cetera, then its exhausting to win video games like that.”
The Celtics made three of their 4 free-throw makes an attempt. San Antonio made 14 of its 20 makes an attempt on the charity stripe. The Celtics misplaced by 5, and the Spurs acquired 11 extra factors on the free-throw line than Boston did.
Boston is averaging 18.9 free-throw makes an attempt per sport this season, the fewest within the league.
“To not say that’s the entire sport, the entire story,” Brown stated. “We’ve acquired to be higher in spots, I’ve acquired to be higher in spots, however goddamn.”
“I’m driving to the basket, I’m bodily, I don’t flop, I don’t draw back from contact,” he added. “I’m going up robust, I’m athletic and nothing. I had zero free-throws tonight. The inconsistency is [expletive] loopy. Give me the high quality.”
Brown expressed related sentiments after the Celtics’ loss to the Nuggets Wednesday night time. He didn’t really feel just like the whistles and variety of free-throw makes an attempt lined up with the extent of aggressiveness he used to assault the basket. He stated he noticed clean faces from officers when he requested them in regards to the calls. He admitted that he let the state of affairs get to his head.
With the Celtics having misplaced two of their final three in shut matchups to groups which can be within the top-3 of the Western Convention, Brown took the time to let his emotions be recognized.
He has had three free-throw makes an attempt or much less in three of his final 4 video games, and averaged 24.8 factors per sport over that stretch, with the Celtics going 2-2.
The Spurs turned the second workforce this season to carry the Celtics below 100 factors, becoming a member of the Knicks who did it on Oct. 24.
“I believe they’re a very good defensive workforce however they ain’t that rattling good,” Brown stated. “I hope anyone can simply pull up the clips as a result of it’s the identical [expletive] each time that we play a very good workforce. It’s like they refuse to make a name after which name contact fouls on the opposite finish, and that’s simply extraordinarily irritating.”
“We play exhausting,” Brown continued. “We’re outplaying our expectations, we compete exhausting on the defensive finish and so they reward the workforce with contact fouls and we go down there and guys are allowed to get away with — I hope anyone please pulls it up. Each time we play a very good workforce, the inconsistency is loopy.”
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