After Jayson Tatum and Co. Fail To Open the ?Door?, 29-Year-Old Star Exposes Brutal Truth

The Boston Celtics are going to have to bring their A-game if they want to have a shot at winning the coveted 18th championship for the franchise. Jayson Tatum and the Celtics are currently trailing the Philadelphia 76ers with Joel Embiid and Co. having a chance to close out the series at home on Thursday. The Celtics will have their work cut out as teams leading 3-2 in the postseason have gone on to win 84% of the time. Following the Game 5 loss, one particular Celtics star had quite a lot to say about the team’s performance.

The Celtics did not have the best start to their series matchup with the 76ers. They tasted defeat in the first face-off itself but bounced back pretty soon and secured two back-to-back wins during Games 2 and 3. After the 76ers tied the series with the Game 4 win, tonight’s game became huge in terms of momentum.

Celtics star spouts harsh facts

The Celtics Nation was left dejected after the team failed to rise to the occasion on Tuesday night. Led by Joel Embiid, the Sixers defeated the Celtics by 115-103. Reflecting on the defeat during the post-game interview, Brown stated that they were a ‘resilient group’. He added, “Tonight it just seemed like the door just wouldn’t open, just seemed like we couldn’t get nothing going.”

Shortly after the game, Celtics star Marcus Smart shared his views on the defeat during a brief interview with Jay King of The Athletic. During the interview, Smart compared the playoff series to that of a dogfight. He said, “The brutality of it. It’s a true dogfight, scratching and clawing, biting, blood, everything.” Smart continued, “And if you’re not willing to pretty much get dirty, if you’re not willing to bleed. If you?re not willing to break something, willing to tear something going hard, then you shouldn?t be on that court because that’s what it is.”

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Smart added that while he wishes for the players to remain safe on the court, he believed that one needed to ‘risk it all’ in order to gain an upper hand in such games.

Tatum-Brown fall short of Embiid-Harden

After losing two straight games, the Sixers returned to the court to tear their opponents apart. Despite having scored a game-high 36 points along with 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, Tatum failed to lead his team to victory. Whereas, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey’s combined 63 points were enough to give them the edge. James Harden added 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists.

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On the other hand, Jaylen Brown added 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Marcus Smart had 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists. The Celtics will be facing the Sixers in Game 6 on Thursday night in front of a raucous Philadelphia crowd.