Jaylen Brown, Celtics go cold, fall apart in ugly loss to Hawks: 7 takeaways

Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown, Celtics go cold, fall apart in ugly loss to Hawks: 7 takeaways Brown and Payton Pritchard were miserable on a night when the defense just wasn't good enough. Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) and Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla get upset at the ref during the second half of Wednesday’s game at TD Garden. Erin Clark/Boston Globe StaffThe Celtics fell behind early and couldn’t pull themselves back into Wednesday’s game, falling to the Hawks 117-106 in an ugly loss. First, the Hawks were 18-for-42 (42.9 percent) from three, while the Celtics were 9-for-34 (26.5 percent), which meant the Hawks scored 27 more points from deep. Advertisement:Second, the Celtics turned the ball over 16 times, while the Hawks turned it over nine times.