The Boston Celtics defeated the Detroit Pistons at the TD Garden, and Jaylen Brown did not hesitate to take a subtle shot at Cade Cunningham following the victory.

Celtics star Jaylen Brown didn't mince words after his team's disappointing loss to the Nets on Friday night.

Friday night against the Magic proved to be another frustrating ”almost there” loss for the Celtics. Still, Brown, Payton Pritchard and the rest of the Celtics remain encouraged through the imperfect start.

The shorthanded Celtics ended the NBA’s longest active winning streak Wednesday night, knocking off the East-leading Pistons in a thriller at TD Garden.

After a heart-wrenching finish that saw the Boston Celtics fall 102-100 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, All-Star wing Jaylen Brown owned up to a critical lapse in effort that proved costly.

Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Josh Minott scored 12 of his 16 points in the second quarter when Boston shot 81.8% as the Celtics beat the short-handed Orlando Magic 138-129 on Sunday night. Anfernee Simons added 23 points and Payton Pritchard chipped in with 19 and eight assists for the Celtics,