"I don't think it was a foul, but when these little guys flop they're just inclined to call it." The post Jaylen Brown says Darius Garland flopped on foul call that ‘changed the game’ against Cavs appeared first on Boston.

Eighty-three points from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown weren’t enough to push the Celtics past the first-place Cavs in a 123-116 loss at TD Garden.

▪ Jayson Tatum has faced just about every defensive coverage imaginable, and most often teams try to wobble him with blitzes, traps and double teams that force another player to beat them. But Tatum is a willing and excellent passer, and this approach sometimes leads to quick advantages for the Celtics closer to the rim.

The Boston Celtics held a 14-point lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the third quarter when Jaylen Brown was called for a loose ball foul as he and Darius Garland went after the ball. The foul was Brown's fourth of the game,

Jaylen Brown viewed his third-quarter foul as the turning point of Friday’s Celtics-Cavaliers game — and an illegitimate one, at that.