Overview
- San Antonio beat Boston 100-95, with Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox scoring 21 points each and Wembanyama hitting the game-sealing jumper with about 19 seconds left.
- The Spurs attempted 20 free throws to the Celtics’ four, and Brown finished with 27 points but did not take a single free throw on 28 field-goal attempts.
- Brown criticized the crew led by Curtis Blair in an extended postgame rant, said he would accept a fine, and posted an explicit message on social media expressing his frustration.
- The defeat came a night after Boston’s 125-117 win over a short-handed Raptors team, where Payton Pritchard led with 27-28 points and Brown added 25-8-7 as the Celtics shot about 54% from the field and 50% from three.
- Boston fell to 24-14 with Sam Hauser out due to hamstring tightness and visits Indiana on Monday, while the Spurs improved to 27-11 with Wembanyama adding three blocks in 26 minutes off the bench.