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How Jaylen Brown's workouts with Steph Curry this summer helped him lock down the elite shooter
Jaylen Brown credited his workouts with Steph Curry over the summer for keeping the elite shooter in check Monday. Read more on Boston.com.
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Jaylen Brown helped keep Steph Curry relatively in check Monday night. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
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Monday night wasnāt Jaylen Brownās first experience shadowing Steph Curry behind the 3-point line. But the most recent matchup was one of Brownās most successful efforts at slowing down the future Hall of Fame guard.
Credit some of that success to the pairās time training in the gym together this past summer.
During Brownās postgame interview with NBC Sports Bostonās Abby Chin, Brown noted the time he spent with Curry when discussing his assignment for the night.
āSteph is one of the best players to ever play this game,ā Brown said. āSo it was great to be able to work out with him this summer and be able to lace it up, guard him and chase him around all night was pretty fun, too. We had a good one.ā
Curry finished with 18 points on Monday, but his percentages were significantly below his marks for the season. Curry went 4 of 12 (33 percent) from 3-point range and 6 of 16 (37.5 percent) from the field, compared to his season averages of 45 percent from the field and 41.1 percent beyond the arc.
Advertisement:In the locker room, Brown expanded on his mentality taking on Curry on both sides of the ball.
āJust being aggressive, and just being physical,ā Brown told reporters. āIām guarding him so chasing him around, but on the defensive end making him pay as well ā¦ make him work.ā
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla gave Brown credit for how he handled the matchup, and gave Jrue Holiday some flowers as well for his less visible role in slowing down the four-time NBA champion.
āI think thatās becoming an identity that he has, the ability to impact the game physically on both ends of the floor,ā Mazzulla said of Brown. āThe thing that canāt go unnoticed is the Steph-Gary Payton pick and roll is one of the best efficiency ones in the league. I thought Jrueās ability to defend the Payton screening was huge for us to take that away.ā
Brown also helped match up with Curry when the teams met in March of 2024. Boston won in similar blowout fashion, and Curry was limited to four points in that loss.
Advertisement:Given the Warriorsā injuries, Curry would have likely needed a masterclass performance to steal a win from the Celtics on Monday night. Brown made sure that wasnāt the case, and Boston won, 125-85, in Golden State.
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