They just had more energy than us tonight. We were flat and you could see it.” The post Jaylen Brown calls out ‘flat’ Celtics performance after deflating loss to Lakers appeared first on Boston.com.

The Boston Celtics endured their toughest loss of the season against the Los Angeles Lakers, and star Jaylen Brown didn’t shy away from identifying the main cause behind the blowout.

The Celtics, including Jaylen Brown, enter Thursday night's game against the Lakers with a clean injury report. Read more on Boston.com.

Following Thursday night's loss to the Lakers, Celtics guard Jaylen Brown revealed a cause of his recent struggles.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown felt like his team's lack of rest played a role in their blowout loss at the hands of the rival Lakers.

The Boston Celtics have lost 11 of their last 26 games. They've also dropped eight of those games coming off the back of a win. Jaylen Brown has been among the biggest targets for criticism during that stretch.

Jaylen Brown hasn't been on the Celtics injury report in recent games, but he's been slowed down by an ankle injury.

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, right, knocks the ball from the hands of Los Angeles Clippers guard Kobe Brown during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP

The LA Clippers and Boston Celtics faced off on Wednesday night in one of the more unexpectedly competitive games of the season. A Clippers team missing every

LOS ANGELES - Anthony Davis scored 24 points, Austin Reaves added 23 and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 117-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night. LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds after being selected for the All-Star Game for the 21st consecutive season earlier in the day.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson had 20 points and six assists for the Knicks, who scored 143 points for the second straight game and won their fourth straight. New York (31-16) won for the 16th time in its past 22 games.

The Boston Celtics fell 117-96 at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night in what was one of the team’s biggest duds of a performance this season. Star Celtics guard Jaylen Brown ...