Celtics fall in final seconds against Bulls despite gritty Jaylen Brown game: 7 takeaways

"The Celtics have a much-needed day off before a much-needed stretch of home games, which begin on Monday against the Trail Blazers. Jaylen Brown and the Celtics had a crack at it, but they couldn't pull off the win on the second night of a back-to-back and their fourth game in six nights, falling 114-111 in the closing seconds. Here are the takeaways."

"As White approached Giddey, Hauser slid into position to switch, but González seemingly didn't get the memo, and he stayed attached to Giddey as White sprang free. Hauser did his best to recover, but Derrick White saw it too and went running off Huerter in the corner to help. All Coby White had to do was make a simple swing pass to the corner, and Huerter had a clean look."

The Celtics dropped a 114-111 game on the second night of a back-to-back and their fourth game in six nights, with Kevin Huerter sinking a corner 3 with 0.2 seconds remaining. Rookie Hugo González earned late defensive minutes for his strong physical and cerebral defense and had hit a 3 the previous night, but a split-second miscommunication on a switch left Coby White free to swing the ball to Huerter. Sam Hauser attempted to recover but could not prevent the open look, and Boston could not get off a final catch-and-shoot attempt. The team now has a day off before beginning a homestand against the Trail Blazers.

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