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Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown had to appear before the press after being eliminated in the second round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs by the New York Knicks, who won the sixth game 119:81 (26:20, 38:17, 28:20, 27:24).
The defending champions lost 2:3 in the series after losing on the floor of their "Ti-Di Garden" in the largest city of Massachusetts, and in the duel before in "Madison Square Garden", the biggest ace of "Celts" Jason Tatum injured his Achilles tendon.
It was clear that the absence of the phenomenal wing player, who in that game scored 42 points (with a phenomenal 16/28 from the field) in 40 minutes on the floor, rotated the roles of the teams that the teams had before the beginning of the series, so the Knicks "confirmed" their place in the conference finals in the "Big Apple".
"We need time to sit down and think, but I'm excited. Things didn't go our way this year and that's unfortunate, but we're going with our heads held high," said Brown, whose 20 points (8/20 from the field) and six rebounds and assists were not enough to even the series.
Jaylen Brown talks about feelings: The feeling after the defeat by Nix is like death
Although the 28-year-old tried to remain optimistic despite the "triumph of David over Goliath", in the same breath he expressed a fatalistic view of the outcome in the series.
"The feeling after the defeat by Nix is like death, but I was always taught that there is life even after death - so we wait to see what comes next. Whatever comes next on the road, I will be ready," emphasized the 198 cm tall Brown.
This is the Knicks' first conference final since 2000, and in the fight for the "big" final, they will have to beat Indiana, which defeated Cleveland 4:1 in the series.
There is no doubt that this match will bring the necessary excitement for all basketball fans. Both teams have quality, as well as motivation and desire to achieve great success!
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