Philadelphia Sixers small forward Jaylen Brown had a tough outing in his first game against his former team, the Boston Celtics, as the Sixers suffered a 101-123 loss in Boston.
Brown played 10 seasons with the Celtics before he got traded to the Sixers this past offseason that led to a series of cryptic comments against the Celtics and its star player Jayson Tatum in the lead up to the game.
However, Brown delivered a flat performance in his first game back in Boston as he registered 13 points, five rebounds and turned the ball over four times while converting one of four three point shot attempts.
Tatum on the other hand, had 21 points, four assists and six rebounds in 32 minutes while teammate Paul George bagged 36 points in 30 minutes.
After the game, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse stated that Brown had “a tough night” with Brown stating that,
“I was looking forward to this. I was looking forward to playing well, but… Get ready for the next one, I guess. I’m just focused on doing what’s best for my team.”
“Everything else was just, to be honest, I wasn’t paying attention, but credit to Jayson; he played well tonight. I’m a bit frustrated, honestly.”
The Sixers dropped to second place in the Eastern Conference standings while the Celtics moved to the standings summit after the win.
