The Celtics blew a 30-point lead and misplaced 120-118 to a Hawks group who was lacking seven gamers and Jayson Tatum has given his ideas.
Tatum put up 37 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists for the league-leading C’s and his operating mate Jaylen Brown additionally scored 24 factors.
The ahead was disillusioned his group couldn’t get the job executed.
“It’s robust,” Tatum stated. “You wish to win each sport you play. Folks suppose we by no means ought to lose. We was up loads. We f*cked the sport up, and we all know that. We’re all adults and professionals, and we all know we didn’t do the issues essential to win. That’s generally simpler to repair when you recognize for those who do the fitting issues, and play the fitting means, the best way you’re purported to, you recognize normally what the end result goes to be.”
After all, the Celtics are allowed to lose, nevertheless it’s the best way the franchise has choked leads away which raises issues for the postseason.
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla stated his group paid the value for not locking the sport away earlier and defined how Atlanta’s physicality was a part of his aspect’s downfall.
“It’s a very good lesson,” Mazzulla stated. “Credit score to them for battling again. I believed their physicality. They have been extraordinarily bodily as quickly because the ball bought previous half-court. I believed that tousled our offense, they usually made us work for all the pieces.”
The Hawks mounted a comeback that started with a 9-0 run to finish the primary half.
Atlanta then fought arduous within the second half and claimed their first lead of the evening when Wesley Matthews shot a 3 to make it 97-96 with 9:42 remaining.
Clint Capela’s rebound shot with 9.4 seconds to play was the nail within the coffin.
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