It be one of many mind video games played in the NBA — do no longer let a participant behold the ball fight by the rim with a made shot after the buzzer or a whistle. It happens your total time: A contemptible is named, a participant takes a little bit of jumper after the whistle and an opponent goes up and goaltends the shot, elegant so that they do no longer come by a rhythm.
The Suns’ Royce O’Neale used to be 0-of-7 with elegant below three minutes to head in the Suns’ eventual loss to the Celtics, and the game used to be all however determined. After a timeout used to be called, O’Neale tried to decide on a mode of leisurely shots elegant to check a ball fight by the get, however Celtics’ coach Joe Mazzulla did what he would wish his gamers to abet out and contested the shot (which neglected).
Mazzulla talked about it postgame (as did the NBC Sports Boston television crew).
Joe Mazzulla tried to block a Suns’ shot in entrance of the C’s bench after a timeout used to be called, and Scal and Eddie Residence were loving it! pic.twitter.com/ngzZyZWNb7
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) March 15, 2024
The sport itself used to be effectively over by that level, it used to be in fact over midway by the third quarter because the Celtics pulled away. Jaylen Brown used to be on fireplace and had 37 sides, whereas Jayson Tatum added 26 and Al Horford (starting fairly than Kristaps Porzingis) added 24. Devin Booker led the Suns with 23.
