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The Boston Celtics star guard Jaylen Brown denied that the team was trying to drain the clock late in their 119-115 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 Monday night.

“No, I mean, you know, I wanted to push the pace,” Brown said. “But, you know, if you’re not running, you know, you gotta make sure you take care of the basketball … But if I don’t have any outlets and nobody’s running and it’s it’s a bad possession.”