With five seconds left, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla called a timeout to draw up a potential game-winning play after Talen Horton- Tucker turned the ball over.

Mazzulla drew a dribble-hand-off designed for Jayson Tatum to take the final shot of the game off the inbound from Malcolm Brogdon to Grant Williams.

For some reasons, the play malfunctioned, leaving Grant to take matters into his own hands. He decided to drive to the hoop in between two Jazz players — Walker Kessler and Kelly Olynyk — being blocked by Kessler and ending the game.

After the game, Mazzulla said the play was deigned for Tatum on a DHO to take the final shot.

"He went the opposite way"

Joe Mazzulla explains the breakdown on the final play and why it didn't work pic.twitter.com/XavHGSnlwa

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Tatum talks about the final play here:

"Joe can draw up a play for me, but there's other options"

Jayson Tatum gives his view on late game play calls pic.twitter.com/Myj5JHWtQi

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"If he made it, everybody would be happy"

Jayson Tatum gives his perspective on the last play of the game pic.twitter.com/PHTDnn1pm4

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There’s some obvious frustrations directly after this lost, but Tatum’s comments are interesting to say the least.

The Celtics play again on Tuesday night in Sacramento, the final game of this current six-game, two-week long road trip.

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