Here Jaylen Brown most impressed Joe Mazzulla Celticsand#039; Win against Heat
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Jaylen Brown had 27 points, six rebounds and two assists for the Celticsand#039; 119-111 win over the Heat on Friday and a home game. Bobby Krivitsky
Jaylen Brown was surprisingly quiet in the Boston Celtics and #039 goals; Opening victory against the New York Knicks 108:104.
The two-time All-Star finished with 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting and went 0-for-4 from beyond the arc.
However, he also made some nice plays as a reliever, including making a cutting Derrick White miss and a pick-and-roll with Kristaps Porzingis for the final 3-pointer that put the visitors, whose offense was struggling, up. , down at that point back to the start 91-90 with 5:48 left. Brown delivered the following to Inside The Celtics after discussing how the 7-foot-7 center is helping him grow as a coach.
andquot;Heand#039;s important to our group. So I always tell him I’m looking for him early, get him going, get him comfortable, get him adjusted not just to Boston, but just to our team and our organization, our culture. Head#039; is a big part of what we want for our long-term success. I talk to KP all the time and#039;Ija#039;I go to you early; I’m looking for you early.and#039; Let him feel good, because we need him also in defense and attack. The head is essential to everything we have here. So I’ll make sure I take him and he’s fine.andquot;
The Marietta, Georgia native finished with a team-high five assists on Wednesday night in New York. He also grabbed six rebounds and remained active and committed on defense, helping his team limit the hosts and #039; offensive production.
In Friday’s 119-111 home win against the Miami Heat, the All-NBA wing made his presence felt and stepped up where the team needed him most.
Although it was Derrick White who made the Celticsand#039; After scoring the first nine points of the final frame, including an 8-0 run that sparked the hosts, Brown picked up the baton offensively and scored seven goals for Boston with eight points. He scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, including working Kyle Lowry in the center post, before using his height advantage to deliver the knockout, burying a 30-footer with 17.1 seconds left. The latter was the last basket of the game for both teams.
However, head coach Joe Mazzulla had the most praise for Brownand’s defense after the win.
andquot;What I’ve seen from him is his consistency on defense, and when your two best players compete at a high level defensively, that sets the tone.andquot;
The Boston bench boss added a quote: Jaylen will compete these first two games, no matter how it goes on the other end of the floor, with a high level of toughness and physicality, and tonight he showed what he is. Heand#039;s a guy that when we need a basket, he goes in there and gets a basket, and I really like where the head is.andquot;
When informed of his coach’s comments and asked if he never gives up on defense and if this is an example of his leadership, the star winger had this to say. andquot;Sure. My energy dictates the group and sometimes, so make sure I’m doing the right things, whether I’m hitting or kicking, I’m just aggressive every time I touch it, I keep things in order, that’s part of my job description. this year and I’m looking forward to it. It won’t always be easy. Not every night is going to be perfect like everyone wants it to be, but I’m looking forward to it. I look forward to the blood, sweat and tears and we can figure it out.andquot;
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