After Thursday night, The Denver Nuggets were recorded as the only team to defeat the Boston Celtics twice this season, taking down the team with the NBA’s best record, 115-109.
"I felt like I should have guarded Jokic a little bit"
– Jaylen Brown
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 8, 2024
The Nuggets passed through the Celtics at Ball Arena after a noteworthy performance by Nikola Jokic, who finished with 32 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. Jokic marked his 30th career 30-point triple-double.
The All-NBA forward Jaylen Brown made a massive offensive impact for the Celtics on Thursday night in Denver, but he felt he could have contributed more on the defensive end. Brown led the charge offensively for Boston with 41 points and 14 rebounds.
In the game, he missed seven free throws, which might have been the highlighted difference in the game. Brown said should have taken the Jokic assignment, aside from some of his help in the paint.
“Jokic is just a monster down there. We threw some different coverages at him; we guarded him one-on-one; we tried to have late help; and stuff like that. I felt like I should have guarded Jokic a little bit—a little more. I wish I would have had those opportunities a little bit. I could keep him away from the basket, and we could have taken away some of those layups they got. But I feel like we still had every chance to win this game; we just came up short.”
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla said after Thursday’s game,
“When you play against two great teams, they bring the best out of you, and they bring opportunity to learn out of you, and opportunity to learn from those. I feel good about where we’re at and what we need to work on.”
The Celtics will head to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Saturday night for an ABC primetime matchup.
