On November 2, Beijing time, the Celtics faced the challenge of the Bulls at home, and in the first three quarters, they led the Bulls by more than 20 points, and the bulls were tragically overturned in the last quarter. It was also the Celtics' first three-game losing streak of the new season.
The Celtics scored just 11 points in the fourth quarter, but the Bulls scored 39 points across the team to achieve a big comeback. The funniest thing is that the Celtics did not grab a single defensive rebound in the last quarter, watching the Bulls complete a reversal at their home court to win the game, and finally rebounded the bulls took 50 rebounds and the Celtics got 38 rebounds, losing 12 rebounds.
After the game, Celtic leaders Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum did not attend the team's post-game press conference, but instead smart, Horford and other role players participated. In an interview with the media, Smart said that other teams know to defend Tatum and Brown, and they should pass the ball out. However, the two of them did not want to pass on. Smart blasted teammates Brown and Tatum directly in front of the media. (The implication is that they don't deserve to be leaders, they just know to go it alone and score points themselves.) ）
Perkins was unhappy with Smart's approach, commenting, "Marcus shouldn't have come out and said these things publicly. He can't blame his teammates in an interview on live national television, which is the dressing room rule. If you're unhappy with the team's offensive system, then you should go to the manager. "You publicly blame your teammates, and that doesn't inspire the best of Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum. Now, you're just going to cause a lot of locker room chaos, and you can't do that. Marcus Smart should know this better.
Celtic head coach Uduka has also been pushed to the forefront, and it seems that Uduka's position as head coach is no longer secure. This is not the first time that the Celtics have been reversed in the final quarter, in the previous game, the Celtics lost to the Wizards by 3 points in overtime, and the loss to the Knicks was also lost in overtime. The summary reason for coach Uduka's interview was that the players were too lax and had no tension.
In addition, according to insiders, there were discordant voices in the Celtics locker room, which suffered three consecutive defeats, and many reporters did not hear the exact news due to the confidentiality measures of the locker room. Just a vague remark. However, for the young Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum should readjust, the new season has just begun and they should lift their spirits to lead the team to victory.