{"id":37068,"date":"2025-02-25T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=37068"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:40:38","slug":"breaking-jaylen-brown-sends-strong-message-to-struggling-celtics-veteran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=37068","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Jaylen Brown Sends Strong Message to Struggling Celtics Veteran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown demonstrated some leadership by sending a strong message to a recently struggling teammate.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_9,w_4021,h_2261\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/253\/01jmwca8p8v60rch87m6.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) reacts after a call during the first half against the New York Knicks at TD Garden.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">After a rocky December and January, the Boston Celtics are back to looking like the defending NBA Champions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Joe Mazzulla&#8217;s squad hit the ground running following the All-Star festivities, picking up back-to-back wins over the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks. The post-break victories improved the Celtics&#8217; record to 9-1 in their last 10 games, giving them plenty of momentum as they head into the regular season&#8217;s final stretch.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">As great as the Celtics are playing, though, they&#8217;d look even more dominant if everyone was doing their part. Veteran guard Jrue Holiday hasn&#8217;t been playing up to his usual standards recently, resulting in one of his teammates sending the former All-Star a much-needed message.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\">Celtics News: Jaylen Brown Sends Strong Message to Jrue Holiday<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">Following Sunday&#8217;s victory over the Knicks, Jaylen Brown talked to reporters about Holiday&#8217;s underwhelming play. Always one to do right by his teammates and encourage them to step up, Brown made it clear that the Celtics need the former All-Star guard to be better going forward.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">&#8220;We need Jrue to be more aggressive,&#8221; Brown said, according to The Athletic&#8217;s Jay King. &#8220;We need Jrue to be more aggressive. I need Jrue to be more aggressive because when he\u2019s in that mode \u2014 that attack mode \u2014 I think we\u2019re better than when he\u2019s kind of sitting back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbvoeCjUAq\">https:\/\/t.co\/vbvoeCjUAq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jay King (@ByJayKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByJayKing\/status\/1893872981903872156?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Sharing the ball with other all-stars is bound to lead to a dip in production, which is what Holiday is experiencing in his second year with the Celtics. The former UCLA Bruin is averaging his lowest point total (11.0) since he was a rookie while only shooting 44.4% from the floor and 34.9% from the three-point line.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Holiday&#8217;s regression wouldn&#8217;t be as bad if his rebounding (4.3) and assist (3.6) averages weren&#8217;t also noticeably down from last year&#8217;s numbers (5.4 and 4.8, respectively).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">But even if Holiday isn&#8217;t necessarily living up to his paycheck, Brown won&#8217;t use this opportunity to kick his teammate when he&#8217;s down. Instead, the reigning NBA Finals MVP is doing anything he can to remind Holiday of the player he once was.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Jrue is more than capable of doing more&#8230; I just try to encourage it because game to game, you kind of forget, you get caught up in your own \u2014 like what you\u2019re supposed to do \u2014 but like I need (him) to be aggressive. Every day I\u2019m encouraging that as much as I can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><cite>Jaylen Brown on Jrue Holiday<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">Hopefully Holiday is receptive to Brown&#8217;s words and works hard to get back on track. The 2024-25 campaign marks the first season of the 34-year-old&#8217;s four-year, $134.4 million contract, meaning it&#8217;s paramount for him to return to form to make every dollar worth it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">Although Holiday&#8217;s play has left much to be desired, Boston fans can rest easy knowing that his struggles aren&#8217;t hurting the team&#8217;s outlook. The Celtics are currently FanDuel Sportsbook&#8217;s +170 favorite to win the 2025 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a rocky December and January, the Boston Celtics are back to looking like the defending NBA Champions.  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