Despite a triple-double from Luka Doncic, the Boston Celtics overtook the Dallas Mavericks 130-110 for their 10th consecutive victory Friday night at TD Garden.
Celtics fans are as passionate as any other fan base, and they often make their feelings about former players, such as Kyrie Irving, known.
When Irving was introduced as a starter for Dallas, the Garden faithful launched a series of boos at the ex-Celtic. Jaylen Brown understands how fans can react and went further than just booing Irving.
“The fans, you know, they do what they do. They have some reason for that,” Brown told reporters. video provided by the team. “I think we should probably boo every player, every star player that walks into our arena. I would like to see that. Maybe it has an effect, maybe not. When (Nikola) Jokic and all these other players come here, boo them too.
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It was a team effort for the Celtics to defeat the Mavericks on Friday night, but Brown put on a show with a “Crazy” 360 shot against Dallas center Derek Lively II.
The Mavericks pulled within two midway through the third quarter, but the Celtics pulled away with a 46-24 run to take control of the game.
“We just came out and guarded a little better,” Jaylen Brown to Abby Chin, as seen in NBC Sports Boston’s postgame coverage. “We gave up a lot of layups early and played a little better in the second half. It was the story of the game.”
Head coach Joe Mazzulla said the key to standing out in the third quarter was playing Celtics basketball.
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“For us, the game is connected,” Mazzulla said, as shown in NBC Sports Boston’s postgame coverage. “When we make good shots, play well-connected offense…we’re able to get back in transition, maintain our game and play one-shot defense.”
Mazzulla added: “Our ability to compete at a high level defensively starts with our ability to execute at a high level offensively and vice versa. I thought, especially for most of that second half, we did a great job of just playing well-connected basketball.
The Celtics will look to extend their winning streak to 11 games when Boston hosts the Golden State Warriors on Sunday afternoon at the Garden. If Brown gets his wish, the Green Teamers will greet Steph Curry with thunderous boos when he steps onto the court.
