Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown explains the what went wrong defensively to allow Amen Thompson and the Houston Rockets a win at the buzzer
Boston nearly pulled off a great win, but fell for the seventh time this season after leading by at least 10 points.
Luke Kornet was inserted into the starting lineup at the last minute against the Rockets as he made the most of his minutes.
With the game tied at 100, Jaylen Brown created some space for himself ... Here’s hoping he’s okay. Luke Kornet was good as a starter. The Celtics opted to play both Kristaps Porzingis and ...
And unfortunately for Celtics backup center Luke Kornet, it came at his expense. Grimes posterized Kornet with a thunderous one-handed slam in the final 30 seconds of the third quarter.
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Why not Luke Kornet?
This should have been The Luke Kornet Game. After finding out shortly before gametime that he’d be starting against the surging Rockets, Kornet played a season-high 33 minutes and had everything going.
The Celtics played without Derrick White, Sam Hauser and Al Horford, giving an opportunity for players deeper on Boston’s bench to shore up the rotation. Despite plenty of mixing and matching by Mazzulla against an elite opponent, the results were largely underwhelming.
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Boston has lost nine games this season where it had the lead in the fourth quarter (which equals last year's mark in half the games).