One day removed from Game 3 between the Celtics and Heat, the turnover numbers by both Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown continue to boggle the mind.
Brown committed seven. Tatum committed six. In the third quarter, when Jimmy Butler’s absence handed the Celtics a prime opportunity to rally, Brown committed six of his turnovers — all live ball. In fact, 12 of the 13 turnovers committed by Brown and Tatum were live-ball turnovers, and the Heat outscored the Celtics by a staggering 33-9 in points off turnovers.
In other words, the Celtics almost certainly would have won Saturday’s game if they could have hung on to the ball.