While the Nuggets were leading by 13 points less than 7 minutes from the end of the match, the match against the Celtics was stopped for… 35 minutes! Blame it on Robert Williams whose dunk moved the circle! “That had never happened to me. I didn’t realize it until my teammates blamed me.” reacted the pivot of Boston.
But to listen to Jaylen Brown, the criticisms are mainly to be addressed to the staff of the room. “There was no communication! They tried to fix it, but when we got back on the pitch, it still felt like the circle wasn’t even level. We just wasted all that time. »
A time when the bodies have cooled down when it is necessary to avoid injury when resuming. “It has an effect on the game” pursues Jaylen Brown. “That’s how injuries happen. Fortunately, there was nothing. For me, the whole process was mishandled, and it had an effect. Luckily no one got hurt.”
Six employees, two scales…
No fewer than six people and two ladders were needed to straighten the circle. But after failing to try to straighten it out, they decided to replace it.
Side Denver, Mike Malone wondered if this cut would not break the rhythm of his team. Opposite, Joe Mazzulla worried about the physique of his men.
“The most important thing was the safety of the players. I asked the staff what to do to make sure the guys are physically well. We wanted to play and be competitive. There were 13 points difference six minutes from the end. I wanted to be sure that we put our players in the right mood. »
In the end, this cut will not affect the scenario of the match that the Nuggets largely dominated. Even grumpy Jaylen Brown admitted it. “It was a strange game” he concludes. “The outage was longer than expected. It cut us off a bit in our tracks, but the Nuggets are to be commended for playing well. »
