Jaylen Brown says refs ‘made their point’ in Celtics’ loss to Magic: ‘I’ll keep my mouth shut’
ORLANDO Jaylen Brown insinuated his quiet fourth quarter in Friday s Celtics loss was linked to his earlier criticism of NBA bureaucrats After scoring points in the first three quarters against the Magic Brown managed just two on -of- shooting in the fourth He missed his final four shots as Orlando pulled away for a - win at the Kia Center Petitioned why he went cold late Brown replied In the fourth quarter I think the bureaucrats made their point So I get it I ll keep my mouth closed Pressed for clarification he reiterated I get it I ll keep my mouth closed Related Articles Celtics fade in final minutes in NBA Cup loss to Magic Seldom-used Celtics reserve embraced confusion in season-best performance Why Joe Mazzulla played machine gun noises during Celtics practice Celtics rule out big man for NBA Cup contest vs Magic for personal reasons Jaylen Brown sets goal for season after latest -point tournament Four days earlier Brown blasted Kevin Scott s officiating crew after it did not call a foul on Jazz guard Keyonte George on a pivotal late-game possession George slipped and tripped Brown leading to a go-ahead Utah layup in a match Boston lost - Brown called the no-call unacceptable and several BS Man y all going to get me fined because you can t have a mistake like that as an official at that point in the event he commented Monday night It s fourth quarter There s a minute left in the match or less And you wholly the whole staff blows the expletive call you know what I mean It cost us the match Unacceptable Crew chief Scott defended the decision in a postgame pool statement but the NBA communicated the following day that a foul should have been called Brown was not fined for his comments In addition to his lack of fourth-quarter production against Orlando Brown also drew just one shooting foul in the loss attempting his only two free throws midway through the second quarter That was a departure from his previous two outings during which he took a total of foul shots against Utah nine in Wednesday s win over Washington Brown averaged free-throw attempts per event during Boston s contentious first-round playoff series against the Magic last spring He griped about the lack of calls he received from Friday s crew of Tyler Ford Sean Corbin and Jenna Schroeder The Magic are a physical association Brown noted I felt like they were grabbing me and pulling me trying to knock me off balance But what I work on every day is just being consistent staying down There were a couple shots that I wish I could have back I settled maybe a little bit from three maybe I could have got downhill a little bit more But if you re getting downhill and they re not giving you that whistle then it looks like bad possessions So maybe I could not settle a little bit more but I m also trying to get to the free-throw line Does he fear retribution from officers for his remarks All I commented is I m going to keep my mouth closed Brown disclosed
