March 23, 2026, 2:32 p.m. ET
The Boston Celtics 102-92 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at TD Garden this past Sunday (March 22) night was a tale of two quarters. Namely, the second and the fourth, both of which saw Boston struggle to contain the Timberwolves while going ice-cold from the floor.
Celtics forward Jaylen Brown broke down what went wrong for Boston in the loss postgame, saying, “They started off the game with one coverage and then switched and we weren’t alert enough or … they went smaller. They tried to blow up hand-offs, and then the second quarter we (were) too lackadaisical with the ball.”
“I was too lackadaisical with the ball, and we just weren’t good enough,” added the Georgia native. “It’s definitely a game you look back and wish you could have some possessions back, because I feel like you’re in a position to win that game — but yeah, we didn’t play Celtics basketball tonight.”
The second frame was among the worst played by Boston this season, but a late run by Minnesota in the final quarter demolished any chance of a Celtics comeback.
“They made some shots, give credit to them, but offensively we didn’t … make shots, so I think that led to our defense a little bit,” he said. “But fourth quarter, they got it rolling and we didn’t respond, we didn’t answer. So they just kept piling on.”
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