Boston Celtics: 1 stud and 1 dud from C’s putrid Game 5 loss to Dubs

Boston Celtics dud: Jaylen Brown

As we alluded to in the previous slide, sometimes a player’s stat-line doesn’t tell the full story about how they impacted a game, and, while in Robert Williams’ case his performance outshined his not-so-stellar numbers, when it comes to Jaylen Brown in Game 5, his box score makes it seem as though things were a lot better than they actually were for the wing.

Believe anyone who actually watched the game on Monday when they say that things weren’t all that great for the man.

Yes, on the surface his stat-line of 18 points, nine rebounds, and four assists appear to be solid, but his efficiency in the shooting department, his struggles to hold onto the ball, and his disappearing act late in the fourth were all much more attention-grabbing in real-time.

Coinciding with these aforementioned positive counting stats, Brown saw himself giving up a game-high five turnovers and shot an atrocious 5-of-18 from the field and 0-of-5 from deep.

Considering that he’s supposed to be the team’s complementary star next to Jayson Tatum (27 points, 10 boards, four assists on 50 percent shooting from the field and 55.6 percent shooting from deep), his inability to create for himself, convert on his open attempts, and, as has been a problem all postseason long, to hold onto the dang ball was inexcusable and played a major role in the team’s ultimate demise.

In order for the Boston Celtics to have a real chance of winning, not just Game 6, but this series as a whole, they’re going to need Jaylen Brown to step up his game.

Game 5’s showing was simply unacceptable.