Jaylen points out ‘one-sided’ officiating in Celtics’ loss to Magic

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Jaylen points out ‘one-sided’ officiating in Celtics’ loss to Magic originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Jaylen Brown hasn’t been on the best of terms with NBA officials of late.

The Boston Celtics star called out the officiating crew after last Thursday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls for using their whistles as a “threat” when they issued him a technical foul. Following Monday’s loss to the Magic in Orlando, Brown’s gripe with the stripes related to what he viewed as some home team favoritism.

“Definitely a physical game,” Brown told reporters, as seen in the video above. “Credit to Orlando; we should have met the physicality a little bit better. I think it’s a good preparation game.

“Things weren’t going our way. We felt like the officials were one-sided. So, I think it was good for us. I think we need to see that more, get used to that more, get more comfortable with that level of environment. We’ll watch it and we’ll be better.”

The Magic, who boast the Eastern Conference’s best defensive rating, played ferocious defense Monday night without four of their top five scorers in Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Mo Wagner and Gary Harris. They racked up 24 fouls to Boston’s 16, but their physical play helped limit the Celtics to a season-low 104 points and an 8 for 33 output from 3-point range (24.2 percent).

Brown suggested the way the game was called helped Orlando lean into its physicality.

“They set the tone,” Brown said of the Magic. “They were allowed to use their hands, and the team that sets the tone often gets the game kind of called in their favor. I feel like we fouled them more than we liked. I was in foul trouble a little bit trying to use my physicality. They were allowed to be physical tonight and it had an effect on us in the second half.”

Brown shouldered Boston’s offensive load with Jayson Tatum a late scratch due to illness, racking up 35 points on 15 of 29 shooting. While that scoring output included four free throws on six attempts, Brown felt he could have gotten a few more calls — including on a fourth-quarter layup attempt that was contested by Magic big man Wendell Carter…

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Publish date : 2024-12-24 14:57:00

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