The Boston Celtics held a 14-point lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the third quarter when Jaylen Brown was called for a loose ball foul as he and Darius Garland went after the ball. The foul was Brown's fourth of the game, and caused Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla to pull Brown out of the game to ensure he did not foul out.
Brown, who disagreed with the foul, called out Garland for flopping on the play to help trigger the call. Brown believes that the foul wound up changing the game and helped the Cavaliers come back from a 22-point deficit to win 123-116.
