Jaylen Brown vows to play "Celtics basketball" after Boston misses 75 3-pointers in 2 games vs Knicks

Jaylen Brown was optimistic despite the Boston Celtics going down 2-0 against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Brown struggled to shoot the ball in Game 2, much like his teammates. The defending champions have missed a whopping 75 3-point shots in the first two games.

Brown told reporters after the 91-90 loss on Wednesday that he was not worried about the Celtics' struggles to make shots from beyond the arc.

"What's done is done," Brown said. "We've got to make sure we're ready to come out for Game 3. I think we're due for a lot of makes. I think we had a lot of great shots tonight that didn't go in. We've just got to relax, take a deep breath and play Celtics basketball. Just like we're down 0-2, we can tie this thing back up."."

Boston Celtics basketball is all about taking a ton of 3-point shots under coach Joe Mazzulla. It was effective last season when they won the NBA championship, but they have gone cold in the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

In Game 1, the Celtics set the record for most 3-point misses in a postseason game with 45. They went 15-for-60. Boston added 30 more misses in Game 2, meaning it has 75 missed 3-pointers in the first two games.

Jaylen Brown has shot 15-for-43 from the field, including just 3-for-17 from beyond the arc in Games 1 and 2.

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Jaylen Brown blames Game 2 loss on their offense

Jaylen Brown blames Game 2 loss on their offense. (Photo: IMAGN)

Speaking to reporters after Wednesday's loss, Jaylen Brown praised the Boston Celtics' defense but blamed their offensive execution in the fourth quarter.

"We just weren't able to convert in the fourth quarter," Brown said. "That's what it came down to. Our defense, I thought, was great. We had physicality, we had energy on defense. Our offense let us down."

After Jalen Brunson put the Knicks ahead 91-90 with 12 seconds left in the game, the Celtics didn't call a timeout. Jayson Tatum had the ball and the chance to win the contest. He got the switch on Mitchell Robinson, who stood his ground and played great defense.

OG Anunoby helped when Tatum finally got past Robinson, with Mikal Bridges anticipating the pass and stealing the ball for the win.