“That was just a [expletive] disgrace,” offered Jaylen Brown after the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of their second-round series on Thursday.
And a [expletive] disgrace it was.
The Celtics had the game — and likely series — in hand with a Game 3 win, but let it begin to slip away in the second half.
OG Anunoby’s miracle 3-pointer was merely the icing in the cake of a late-game collapse so gradual, you could have missed it entirely if not for the last-second gut punch of a loss.
“No way we should have lost that game,” added Brown.
Celtics lose 104-103 on last-second shot; series now at 2-1 https://t.co/9xUfW8y9al
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 4, 2020
“I take responsibility for that not just that play, but a lot of the plays before it happened. It’s the NBA playoffs,” added the fourth-year wing. “Either you let them gain momentum, or you come back and be ready to play next game.”
I think we all know the Georgia native’s plan moving forward.
“It was a miscommunication,” he added. “[Anunoby] hit a tough shot to win the game — it’s tough. That’s the one we wish we could have back.”
In the playoffs however, there are no do-overs.
Stevens blames loss on flat 2nd half start; ‘just one of those games’ https://t.co/qxzYVubwPd
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 4, 2020
“We’ve got to move on to game four; I guess that’s the focus now — moving on. Ain’t nothing nobody can do about it, so just got to move on,” Brown resolved.
From where we sit, it looks like the Celtics already have.
The Raptors had better be ready for a haymaker come tip-off on Saturday.
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