8 takeaways as Warriors push Celtics to the brink with Game 5 win

The Celtics lost their second game in succession without precedent for the playoffs.Jaylen Brown scored 18 focuses on 5-of-18 shooting with five turnovers in the Celtics' Game 5 misfortune.

All through the end of the season games, the Celtics have retained blows. They conquered wounds. They lost games. They strolled to the verge and gazed past the brink into the offseason, and each time, they figured out how to step back and proceed.

In Monday's Game 5, the Warriors hit the Celtics with a haymaker. Without precedent for the end of the season games, a rival arrived consecutive hits against the Celtics — they were 7-0 after a misfortune earlier. Steph Curry didn't shoot well. The Celtics thundered back from a 16-point shortfall and started to lead the pack in the second from last quarter. Yet again yet, the Warriors won by twofold digits, sending the two groups' starters to the seat in the end minutes.

The Celtics aren't done. They have acquired the opportunity to be vindicated with their flexibility throughout recent months. They have been the better group each series — including this one — when they don't turn the ball over, and they wrapped up with 18 on Monday

Be that as it may, Game 5 felt a piece different as the Celtics self-destructed. A depleted Jayson Tatum flung up airballs in the final quarter. Jaylen Brown gazed packaged toward the absolute worst time.

On the off chance that the Celtics force a Game 7, it will require an uncommon power of will.

"We understand what we really want to do," Robert Williams said. "We understand what we've been screwing up on. Like you said, we've been here previously. Got the most trust in everyone in that storage space."