tatum lack focus derails boston celtics

• After a dominant performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, the Boston Celtics took their foot off the gas in an embarrassing loss to the Phoenix Suns.
• The Celtics have now lost four of their last six games, and they are in desperate need of Marcus Smart.
• Jaylen Brown got off to a strong start for the Boston Celtics as he had 12 points in the opening quarter.
• The strong start followed a tweet from Brown with the message “energy shifting”
• Brown was the only Celtics player that received the message as everyone else lacked focus.
• The Celtics’ offense was terrible in the first half, and they suffered shooting regression from the game on Wednesday.
• Despite a 7-0 start to the game, the Celtics trailed by 13 points at halftime. 
• Jaylen Brown got off to a strong start for the Boston Celtics as he had 12 points in the opening quarter.
• Boston is now 0-9 in games where they trail by eight or more points at halftime, and it is their first double-digit loss at home since November of 2021.