Jaylen Brown of the Celtics said that he should have done more against the defensive approach of the cavaliers and other thoughts

Tatum scored 46 points, but tried 37 shots, five more than its maximum for a regulation game. Interestingly, 25 of the attempts were not answered.

Brown, meanwhile, shot 24 and scored 37. However, Brown suggested that duo’s numbers should have been even higher.

“They don’t want to help,” he said about the defense of the Cavaliers. “They were trying to remove our space and our shooting, so they stayed at home with us instead of trying to make the readings and pass. That means we have to dominate every time on the floor.

“I feel that I let them eliminate the hook, maybe sometimes I could have used some falsificifications of shooting, some possessions that I would definitely have back. But for the most part, we were aggressive, and that was key to us. But different games, we will see different game plans every night. Sometimes bombarde, sometimes (double equipment), sometimes they do different things. When I had the ball or when Jays had the ball tonight, they mostly stayed at home. We have to make them pay. “

Of course, tactics finally was worth it for Cleveland. It is fair to ask if Tatum, who played 41 minutes and did most of his work in Dribble heavy insulation sets, was worn by the excessive workload. The four attempts of 3 points were lost in the second half.

There is no doubt that the cavaliers sought mismatches against Sam Hauser, particularly during the fourth quarter. And with strong defenders such as Derrick White, Tatum and Brown on the floor, it was difficult to blame them.

This approach is nothing new, of course, but Hauser has generally remained well enough when he is forced to action, partly because crimes sometimes have better opportunities to get out of his way to follow this confrontation.

Hauser certainly had trouble keeping the guards of the Cavaliers, Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell, in front of him sometimes, but put most of the opponents in a blender. In the end, the Cavaliers connected in 12 of 26 shots when Hauser served as the main defender. In comparison, Cleveland was 7 of 10 when Tatum was the main defender.

The Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, meanwhile, seemed unleashed by the Cavaliers approach.

“(Hauser) has been a great defender in the league during the last two or three years and won a reputation for that,” said Mazzulla, “and trust comes from having it in the game, being able to defend himself.”

The Celtics delivered seven offensive rebounds during the fateful fourth quarter, when they were overcome, 28-18. A tape review really did not reveal any obvious schematic problem, but Boston was affected by some plays.

Guard Sam Merrill faced a tap-out rebound, Max Strus tracked an air ball of garlands and slipped into the paint to catch it, and Hauser was forced to help when Mitchell surpassed his defender, leaving Evan Mobley for an easy possibility of offensive rebound. In two others, Mobley simply beat the defenders for the second attempts.

“Every time you change, they do a great job when cutting behind you,” said Mazzulla, “and could obtain some of those additional possessions about it.”

But the teams ended the game with 14 offensive rebounds each, and the Celtics this season have caught 71.9 percent of the opportunities for defensive rebounds, occupying the eighth place in the NBA.

It is a bit easier to be free after a great victory, but the Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson praised Tatum after his 46 -point performance.

“I love how the game plays,” Atkinson said. “As I said, he is one of these guys, he reminds me a bit of Evan (Mobley). They do not speak garbage, they do not celebrate themselves, they do not make great gestures when they make cubes. They are just great players, humble players. And, I heard, tonight, again, from my point of view, that is one of the best shooting exhibitions I have seen. Then JT, he also does it at the defensive end. You cannot bother him, so his remains. We have to appreciate greatness. Fans could see him tonight in the crowd. It was a performance of him. “

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