{"id":396058,"date":"2024-05-22T05:45:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=396058"},"modified":"2024-05-22T06:04:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T06:04:49","slug":"coach-takes-blame-for-wild-overtime-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=396058","title":{"rendered":"Coach takes blame for wild overtime meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Celtics<\/a> entered the playoffs expecting to get everyone's best shot.<\/p>\n

The top seed barely survived a tough one to open the NBA's<\/a> Eastern Conference finals.<\/p>\n

Jayson Tatum scored 36 points, including 10 in overtime after Jaylen Brown's tying three pointer with 6.1 seconds remaining in regulation, and Boston rallied just in time for a 133-128 victory over the Indiana Pacers<\/a> on Wednesday (AEST).<\/p>\n

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\"Jaylen<\/p>\n

Jrue Holiday added a season high 28 points and Brown finished with 26.<\/p>\n

"Welcome to the NBA playoffs. You've just got to manage your emotions. Anything can happen," Brown said of his tying three.<\/p>\n

"It's not over until the final buzzer sounds… It's not over until it's over. We found a way to win the game at the very end."<\/p>\n

It gave his team a new life and helped it hang on to home court advantage with game two set for Friday in Boston.<\/p>\n

\"Pascal<\/p>\n

But guarding against complacency was also on the mind of Tatum.<\/p>\n

The Celtics have lost game two in each of their previous two series.<\/p>\n

"It doesn't prove anything," Tatum said.<\/p>\n

"We won a big time game. The series is far from over."<\/p>\n

\"Tyrese<\/p>\n

Tyrese Haliburton had 25 points and 10 assists for the Pacers, who knocked down 13 three pointers and scored 56 points in the paint against a Celtics team still playing without seven footer Kristaps Porzingis.<\/p>\n

But Boston dialed up its defence, finishing with 11 steals \u2014 three each by Brown, Tatum and Holiday.<\/p>\n

The Celtics become the first team in NBA playoff history to have three players record 25 points and three steals in a game.<\/p>\n

The Celtics were cold for most of the game from three point range, but ended the night 15 of 45 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillSimmons\/status\/1793114807023059101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

"We keep talking about protecting home court," Celtics forward Al Horford said.<\/p>\n

"It's whatever it takes."<\/p>\n

Pascal Siakam added 24 points and 12 rebounds and Myles Turner finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the sixth seeded Pacers, who twice turned it over with a three point lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation.<\/p>\n

Brown made them pay for the second one, hitting a three from the corner with Siakam right in his face to tie it at 117.<\/p>\n

\"Jaylen<\/p>\n

"Jrue made a good pass, (Derrick White) set a great screen and the rest is history," Brown said.<\/p>\n

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla like the poise Brown showed.<\/p>\n

"Jaylen had great balance," he said.<\/p>\n

"Great pass, great shot."<\/p>\n

\"Coach<\/p>\n

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said the loss was "totally on me" for not calling a timeout to advance the ball before their turnover that set up Brown's shot.<\/p>\n

Asked about the 21 turnovers Indiana committed, Haliburton said many of them were preventable.<\/p>\n

"I think it's more on us," he said. "I just felt like more of them were probably on us than them forcing turnovers."<\/p>\n

The Celtics are now 2-2 when their opponent scores 100 or more points.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1793146373552189537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n

Holiday said the Celtics never panicked after falling behind late in regulation<\/p>\n

"I think we always knew that there's always a chance. We've seen crazy stuff happen all the time," Holiday said.<\/p>\n

"I don't think that we think we lost the game until we actually lost the game and that's part of the reason why we were so resilient."<\/p>\n

Indiana went back ahead 123-121 when Haliburton hit all three free throws after being fouled with 106 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Tatum then muscled in a layup and was fouled by TJ McConnell.<\/p>\n

He completed the three-point play to put Boston ahead for good.<\/p>\n

The Pacers turned it over again, this time by Haliburton.<\/p>\n

The ball found its way to Tatum at the top of the key.<\/p>\n

He pumped, sidestepped a defender and sunk a three to make it 127-123 with 43 seconds left.<\/p>\n

White and Siakam traded layups.<\/p>\n

Holiday was fouled and hit two free throws to give Boston a 131-125 cushion.<\/p>\n

"It's unfortunate we did so many good things in this game that it came down to a couple of mistakes at the end, but it's the NBA playoffs," Carlisle said.<\/p>\n

"We've got to learn from it and we've got to bounce back."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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