Celtics-Lakers takeaways: Jaylen gets redemption in wild OT win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers played one of the wildest games of the NBA season Saturday night at TD Garden. After a controversial ending to the fourth quarter and a tightly-contested overtime period, the C’s escaped with the 125-121 victory.
After a sluggish second quarter, the C’s pulled back ahead with a 21-8 run in the third. Boston and L.A. traded punches throughout a dramatic fourth quarter that certainly won’t sit well with the Lakers.
In the final seconds of regulation, Jayson Tatum appeared to foul LeBron James but the referees did not make a call. That resulted in the game going into overtime. James wore his emotions on his sleeve, to say the least.
Patrick Beverley also gave the refs an earful. The Lakers guard earned a technical foul for handing a camera to an official in an effort to show him evidence of the foul.
Nonetheless, the game continued in OT and the Celtics prevailed. Jaylen Brown played the hero with 37 points while Jayson Tatum dropped 30. Malcolm Brogdon added 26 off the bench.
James had a game-high 41 points for L.A. Anthony Davis had 16 points off the bench and Beverley contributed 15 in the losing effort.
The hard-fought win snaps the C’s three-game losing skid. They’ll have the next three days off before a meeting with the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
Here are our takeaways from the C’s thrilling victory over the Lakers, which brings them to 36-15 on the season.
Jaylen Brown gets redemption
Jaylen Brown was hard on himself after Thursday’s loss to the New York Knicks. His two missed free throws in crunch time sealed Boston’s fate, and he took responsibility.
“Those two missed free throws kind of embodied the whole game,” he said after the defeat. “I didn’t get it going, didn’t give my teammates enough energy to get the win, and that’s what happens when you don’t come out and give your best. I’ll be better.”
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He backed that statement up on Saturday.
Brown erupted for 37 points and most of them came in the clutch. He nailed all of his free throws when the…
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Publish date : 2023-01-29 05:09:00
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