What to Know
- Forsberg will share more analysis and player reaction in a postgame edition of the Celtics Talk Podcast.
- Jaylen Brown scored 27 of his game-high 36 points (13-for-28 from the floor) in the second half.
- Keyonte George scored a team-high 31 points (9-for-16).
- Boston (3-5) suffered a second consecutive loss.
- Utah (3-4) earned the win on the second night of a back-to-back.
Jusuf Nurkic pulled down an offensive rebound and scored a bucket in the paint with 0.6 seconds left to lift the Jazz to a 105-103 victory against the Boston Celtics.
It was a fitting end.
After all, Utah bodied Boston in the paint during the final three quarters. The Celtics, who held a 14-9 edge in rebounds after the first quarter and allowed a mere one offensive rebound in the opening 12 minutes, ended up losing the rebounding battle 55-36. The C’s allowed 14 offensive boards during the final three quarters.
The discrepancy inside overshadowed Jaylen Brown’s impressive second half and a 14-3 fourth-quarter run for the hosts. Brown scored 27 of his game-high 36 points after the intermission. It was nearly half of Boston’s output as the C’s were outscored 69-57 over the final 24 minutes.
The Jazz erased Boston’s 10-point halftime lead after shooting 72 percent (13-for-18) in the third quarter, including 43 percent from long range (3-for-7).
On the other hand, the Celtics shot an abysmal 21.6 percent from long range (11-for-51).
Here’s everything you need to know in our Celtics-Jazz recap:
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