Celtics coach Ime Udoka was optimistic that Jaylen Brown's ankle injury won't keep him out long term.
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BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 33 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Boston Celtics rally in the second half and beat the Atlanta Hawks ...
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The Celtics are hoping Jaylen Brown's right ankle sprain won't keep him sidelined long term.
Okongwu appeared to get caught with an accidental elbow from Celtics guard Derrick White early in the second quarter, exiting the game a few seconds later. "Upped the physicality," Udoka said, when asked what turned the game around for Boston. "That's what we talked about and showed at halftime. Young's presence, however, wasn't enough to stop the Celtics from turning the game on its head after the break. I think going into the locker room at half and then coming out it got stiff, so it took me a minute to kind of get the running going. Hawks star Trae Young suffered a left ankle sprain when he landed on Marcus Smart's foot late in the first quarter. After initially grabbing at his hamstring, Brown stayed down on the court for an extended period, eventually getting up and exiting the floor under his own power but with a limp.
The Boston Celtics suffered a major loss in their 107-98 win over the Hawks in losing Jaylen Brown but Derrick White is proving to be a major gain.
With Jayson Tatum stepping up and players like Derrick White and Grant Williams making contribution, the team should be fine. So it was huge to have a guy like him ready on a night when Jaylen goes out.” On a night that looked like it was going to be a loss on and off the court, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka praised the Celtics newcomer for providing a spark and another option on offense.
Al Horford has been impressed with Jayson Tatum's transformation into a vocal leader and motivator as the season has progressed.
And I think that for him, in a moment like that, I was excited, but you could tell how excited he was and how much that fuels our team." And it’s comforting to know that whenever the C’s need a boost of motivation, they know exactly who they can turn to for encouragement. “Then I had to start – I understood the impact that some things that I would say, I would have on the group. “He has taken a step forward in that regard,” said Horford. “He is being more vocal. “Just in my year, just giving me confidence to be aggressive on offense, to keep shooting the ball through ups and downs. On this particular play, Tatum was being double-teamed off-ball, on the right elbow, which left Horford open at the top of the arc.
hen Jaylen Brown stumbled to the floor inside TD Garden, his right ankle rolling awkwardly on a first-quarter drive, the Boston Celtics seemed to have all the wind sucked out of their sails.W. The defensive intensity, already waning after guiding the ...
The encouraging news: That mark already jumped nearly a full point from 99.1 in the nine minutes without Tatum and Brown on Tuesday because of the efforts of White and Grant Williams. Derrick White and Grant Williams gave Boston a jolt on both ends and carried the team to the finish line. The lingering question is whether can Boston sustain that defense, especially if Brown is forced to miss even a tiny bit of time after the cringe-inducing ankle roll. But a Celtics team that has routinely struggled in the face of adversity responded with one of their grittier halves of basketball. Most notably, the Celtics limited the Hawks to a measly 76.7 offensive rating in the second half -- 37.1 points per 100 possessions less than their second-ranked season average -- and proved a defense that had slipped a bit since the All-Star break can still ratchet up when needed. And soon the visiting Hawks owned a 17-point lead, leaving Celtics fans nervously pulling up the NBA standings to see just how much room Boston had outside the play-in tournament.