ORLANDO — Jaylen Brown insinuated his quiet fourth quarter in Friday’s Celtics loss was linked to his earlier criticism of NBA officers.
After scoring 30 factors within the first three quarters in opposition to the Magic, Brown managed simply two on 1-of-5 taking pictures within the fourth. He missed his remaining 4 photographs as Orlando pulled away for a 126-110 win on the Kia Middle.
Requested why he went chilly late, Brown replied: “Within the fourth quarter, I believe the officers made their level. So I get it. I’ll maintain my mouth closed.”
Pressed for clarification, he reiterated: “I get it. I’ll maintain my mouth closed.”
4 days earlier, Brown blasted Kevin Scott’s officiating crew after it didn’t name a foul on Jazz guard Keyonte George on a pivotal late-game possession. George slipped and tripped Brown, resulting in a go-ahead Utah layup in a sport Boston misplaced 105-103.
Brown known as the no-call “unacceptable” and “some (BS).”
“Man, y’all going to get me fined, as a result of you’ll be able to’t have a mistake like that as an official at that time within the sport,” he mentioned Monday night time. “It’s fourth quarter. There’s a minute left within the sport or much less. And also you utterly — the entire employees blows the (expletive) name, what I imply? It price us the sport. Unacceptable.”
Crew chief Scott defended the choice in a postgame pool report, however the NBA introduced the next day {that a} foul should have been called. Brown was not fined for his feedback.
Along with his lack of fourth-quarter manufacturing in opposition to Orlando, Brown additionally drew only one taking pictures foul within the loss, making an attempt his solely two free throws halfway by the second quarter. That was a departure from his earlier two outings, throughout which he took a complete of 20 foul photographs (11 in opposition to Utah, 9 in Wednesday’s win over Washington).
Brown averaged 6.4 free-throw makes an attempt per sport throughout Boston’s contentious first-round playoff sequence in opposition to the Magic final spring. He griped concerning the lack of calls he acquired from Friday’s crew of Tyler Ford, Sean Corbin and Jenna Schroeder.
“(The Magic are a) bodily workforce,” Brown mentioned. “I felt like they have been grabbing me and pulling me, making an attempt to knock me off steadiness. However what I work on day-after-day is simply being constant, staying down. (There have been a) couple photographs that I want I might have again. (I) settled possibly a little bit bit from three; possibly I might have gotten downhill a little bit bit extra. However if you happen to’re getting downhill they usually’re not supplying you with that whistle, then it appears to be like like dangerous possessions. So possibly I couldn’t settle a little bit bit extra, however I’m additionally making an attempt to get to the free-throw line.”
Does he worry retribution from officers for his remarks?
“All I mentioned is I’m going to maintain my mouth closed,” Brown mentioned.
