Many of the Celtic players are blaming jet lag after the six hour flight from Boston and Los Angeles for their struggles in Game 3, the Detroit News is reporting.

Celtics' Coach Doc Rivers noticed players may have been feeling the effects of jet lag.

"This was the first game that I had four or five different players during the game signal to pull them out," he said.

"I think most of the players out there struggled physically," Lakers' center Pau Gasol said. "You could tell the travel and Game 2 and 3 being so tight together, going across the country pretty much is an overseas trip. It was like going back to Spain. I think that was a factor."