Jaylen Brown taught the Warriors a very clear lesson, one they will likely never forget.
Brown was ejected during the Celtics’ 140-88 win over the Warriors, but he felt disrespected by the opposing team and took it personally.
The Warriors gave Brown rare space to invite shots.
“This is the first time anything like this has happened,” Brown said. “Honestly, I was a little surprised. It took me a little while to adjust. …But if you want me to shoot, you can do that. I thought it was a little rude. But we took advantage of it and I didn’t look back.”
Brown finished the game with 29 points, and had already made five 3-pointers for 19 points in Sunday’s first quarter alone.
He ended up making 11-of-19 shots from the floor in the win.
But Brown said there was nothing personal about what happened with Golden State’s failed strategy.
“It’s never personal,” Brown said of how he felt when his team forced him to shoot. “I’m sure they thought that was their best chance, or whoever came up with their defensive concept. So it’s not personal. It’s a little bit for me It was rude, but that’s the way it is. I came out and did my best.”
Brown’s 5.6 3-point attempts this season are a career low for the Celtics star, but his career 36.3 percent shooting percentage suggests he can make those types of shots. are doing.
Apparently this was a last-minute strategy put together by the Warriors, who beat the Celtics in six games in the 2022 NBA Finals.
“I executed my strategy about 15 minutes before I left the locker room,” Warriors forward Draymond said. green said after that.
“I don’t necessarily think we put together a complete defensive strategy to discuss what they’re doing offensively and how to stop it.”
The Celtics took control Sunday night, outscoring the Warriors by 22 points in the first two quarters of the game.
