Jaylen isn’t the only Brown who isn’t a fan of Jayson Tatum these days. To paraphrase Frank Isola on the YES Network postgame show: Brooklyn Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. hit the biggest shot of the night, but he also…
Brooklyn Nets rookie Mikel Brown Jr. experienced a dramatic mix of clutch plays and late mistakes in a 125-124 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics. Anthony Puccio writes that despite the defeat dropping the Nets to 0-4, Brown Jr.'s late-game sequence offered highly encouraging signs. Brown Jr. hit a game-tying three-pointer with 0.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime.
Brown Jr. finished with 17 points, scoring 13 in the fourth quarter, but made costly late errors, including forcing a layup and miscommunicating on defense against Jayson Tatum. Puccio notes that the rookie showed strong accountability postgame, openly taking the blame for mistakes.
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