Celta “Jailen Brown admits that Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander is” a heavy cover “

Boston – Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pride in its consistency, which helps explain why it is One of the frontruns for the MVP league This season. And if anything was against Boston CelticsIt’s consistent.

Wednesday night, the three-time star fell the game-high 34 points at the ruling champion of Celtic. Behind this impressive performance, the thunder collapsed on the TD garden, 118-112, abolishing Boston winning array with five games.

Toronto Ithartir now recorded at least 31 point in five consecutive showdos with the Celtic. When asked about the challenges that come with SGA storage, Celtics Star Jailen Brown He confirmed that he was defending him is just as hard as she looks.

“It’s hard,” Brown was admitted during his press press conference. “That’s good. You know what I mean? That boy is good. Shufty, Luca’s around the basket. He’s very well hit with 3 balls.”

Thunder used her physical ability to cummel C picture and pulls a lot of contact. Gilgeous-Alexander is especially masterful in driving in fracture, while he often attacked the rim and was awarded 11 free throw attempts.

“Definitely the guy you watch and learn to be better if we eventually play it down the line”, “Brown praised.” He is a hard wrapper. He played good basketball. You have to tilt the hat. “

Gilgeous-Alexander was not the only one who takes multiple trips to charity. Seven different members of the lighting visited a line of free throw, combining 35 free throw tries (to Boston 12).

The brown was hoped for the thunder of several of those free. He even decreased with 3:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, something that did not do from 2023. years. Shortly afterwards, Celtics Derrick White He also broke in his career for the first time.

Jailen Brown and Celtics would not use judges as an excuse

After losing, brown refused to blame officially. Instead, the rule of the NBA Final MVP focused on the lack of toughness of his team.

“I mean, it was just one of those games,” he said. “I will not even blame officially or something, just one of these games that we could not get anything offensive or defensive. You may have some solid calls that could go another way or not, but OKC was definitely a solid team for much.”

Boston approached Oklahoma City for as many as 12 points in the third quarter, but he still fought. In fact, the game was tied to 98 with 8:12 left in the final frame. Then the Thunderstorm was grown out of 8-0, which closed a heavy reversal jumper than Gilgeous-Alexandra, which basically put victory out of reach for Celta with less than five minutes. The green team could not take the lead thunder in four points after that.

“We thought we had a good game plan,” “Brown said.” I just need to beat those matches. We didn’t beat them tonight. I didn’t beat mine tonight. So that cost us the game. “

The Celtichi ‘attack plan included 3-point uphill. In the first half, they launched 36 shots outside the arch, putting them on the tempo to stop the most attempts for the most 3 points in one game in the history of the NBA. Boston reduced the diet with 3 points in the second half, but still ended with 63 deep-binding attempts for a maximum of 3 points in a competition that not overly time.

Celtics Chief Coach Joe Mace They are not surprised by these historical numbers, especially because its guys are generally finding right shots versus difficult defense.

“I thought we had a great look,” he said. “I thought we had an amazing looks. I mean, it’s just a defense grenade (lightning) defense. First protect the color.”

Finally, Boston hit 20 triples in Oklahoma City’s 13. However, the leaders of the Western conference were better shot better than the floor, won the war on the glass and unrolled 15 more free throws. Thunder is the first team to mix the season season with Celtic during a campaign 2024-25.

“I give credit to OKC. Teamher team sets the rules,” Brown praise. “I didn’t meet the level of physics tonight.”

Now at 47-19, the Celtici has already lost more games than the last regular seasons when they left incredible 64-18. Meanwhile, thunder is 54-12 and it is good on the way to Seed no. 1 in the Western Conference.

These two talented teams were chatter Potential meeting in the NBA final Because of their stars and filled rosters. And while it’s still too early to make a squad to think about the last stopping on the way to basketball immortality, Celtics Star Jaison Tatum I could not hide his excitement for the upcoming playoffs.

“We’re getting ready for the fun part of it all,” he said about the approaching postseason. “It should be a lot of fun and excited to be just for the challenge – whatever could be.”