Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla took full responsibility for their latest defeat as Jaylen Brown described it as ‘embarrassing’.
The second seeded team needed to bounce back in a major way after losing the opening two games of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at home. But by halftime of Game Three, the Miami Heat had opened up a 15-point lead and hammered home their advantage in the third quarter. The C’s shot just 39.8% from the field and for a team that relies heavily on three-point shooting, they made just 26.2% of their shots from behind the arc, compared to Miami's 54.3%.
The Heat went on to win 128-102 to stand one game away from the NBA Finals and at one point were 33 points ahead. Brown, who managed just 12 points, was crestfallen after the nightmare result that leaves the Celtics at the point of no return. "I don't even know where to start," he said. "It's an obvious letdown. I feel like we let our fan base, organization down. We let ourselves down. And it was collective. We can point fingers, but in reality, it was just embarrassing."
