"They outplayed us," a clipped Joe Mazzulla said afterward. "Every facet of the game. Beat us on all the margins. They deserved to win."
The Celtics lost Tuesday's game in the most appropriate way possible: By giving up an offensive rebound to Onyeka Okongwu for a layup, which put the Hawks up by one, and by turning the ball over on the other end.
Turnovers lead to easy points, which leads to more confidence, which leads to more easy points. The Celtics threw away a potential win against a team when both wins and point differential might matter down the road in the in-season tournament.
The Celtics played sloppy, ugly basketball. Jaylen Brown scored 37 points, but the Celtics didn't deserve to beat the Hawks on Tuesday, and in the end, they didn't.
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