Celtics' Brown calls out ref for technical fouls

BOSTON -- Celtics guardant Jaylen Brown took rumor pinch back-to-back method fouls called connected coach Joe Mazzulla and himself precocious successful the 4th fourth of Boston's 117-108 nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Bulls connected Thursday night.

Boston led 86-82 earlier Chicago opened the last play pinch a 17-4 tally to return a 99-90 advantage.

The Celtics scored six consecutive points earlier consecutive techs were called connected Mazzulla and Brown pinch 5:12 near to play aft some protested a non-foul telephone arsenic Brown scrambled for a loose ball. A jump shot was called instead.

Brown said he approached referee Justin Van Duyne to get an mentation connected Mazzulla's tech, which Brown felt was unwarranted. Brown was yet whistled for a method arsenic well.

"I said to (Van Duyne), 'You called a tech for nary reason.' He said, 'If you opportunity to it maine again, I'm going to telephone different tech,'" Brown said. "You can't frighten guys pinch a method foul, that's not portion of the crippled either. If you want to good guys for gesturing and each that worldly -- good that. That's immoderate bull----."

Mazzulla said he was told by Van Duyne that his method was for stepping connected the tribunal aft the jump shot call. That was confirmed by a excavation study question and reply pinch unit main Tony Brothers, who said Mazzulla's tech was for leaving the coach's container and stepping onto the floor.

"Ref's sewage to do his occupation erstwhile I was connected the tribunal and that's it," Mazzulla said.

Brothers said Brown's tech was because, "He questioned our integrity aggregate times during that aforesaid sequence."

LaVine connected connected some ensuing free throws, past deed a 31-footer to put Chicago backmost successful beforehand 104-96. Later successful the period, Tatum picked up a method arsenic well, that helped widen the Bulls' lead to 10.

Mazzulla remained agitated astatine the extremity of the crippled and tried to attack Van Duyne, shouting successful his direction. Mazzulla was restrained by 2 adjunct coaches.

Asked what he said to Van Duyne postgame, Mazzulla shrugged it off.

"I conscionable hadn't seen them successful a while, conscionable a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays," he said.