Boston.com · Jan 24, 2025
Jaylen Brown calls out ‘flat’ Celtics performance after deflating loss to Lakers
The Celtics lost by 24 points on Thursday, matching their worst loss of the season.The Celtics lost a forgettable contest to their rival Lakers on Thursday night.
Boston’s 117-96 defeat matched its worst loss of the season, which came on the second night of a back-to-back. It showed.
Thursday also marked the Celtics’ fifth game played in seven days, making for an exhausted group of players in green.
Jaylen Brown scored 17 points and grabbed a team-best eight rebounds one night after rolling his ankle against an overtime victory to the Clippers.
Brown called out Boston for playing “flat” against Los Angeles, who he said showed more vitality than his team in the nationally televised matchup.