Without Jay, the Celtics lost four in a row.
In the must-win match against Timberwolves, the Celtics were still 9 points behind in the second half. Even if Xiao Bai leveled the score difference, after entering the fourth quarter, Timberwolves still pestered the score, which was hard to predict.
Then the brave Jay Brown stood up.
He entered the three points that he couldn’t put in many times. He shot three points in the basket and made a foul of freethrow line. It took less than 5 minutes to expand the advantage to 8 points, then he and Tatum dunk round and finally pulled the score apart.
In the fourth quarter, Jay scored 23 points. He was the rescue hero of this game, and not the first time he became the rescue hero of the Green Army.
The biggest significance of this game is to tell us that “double flower exploration” is indispensable, and Jay is the one who is tougher and more daring to fight at the critical moment.
Tatum is also great. He even has the chance to hit the MVP of the regular season for the first time, but if Celtics want to win the championship, Tatum absolutely cannot do without jellun. Just like today’s game against the Timberwolves, Tatum didn’t play very well, and he could still easily get 30 points, but without Jay Lun, this game might be like the first battle against the Pacers, even if he scored 41 points, it is still difficult to win.
Before Jay Lun broke out, there were almost no signs. Later he said that the whole first three sections might be the most embarrassing first three sections in his career, which was too smelly. He only scored 13 points in the three quarters, and scored 0 in the 7-point goal. Shortly after the beginning of the third quarter, he even threw a three-non-stick in the big space at the bottom corner.
But just as he did in the finals, the adjustment in the match came very quickly. In the fourth quarter, he became the omnipotent Jay. He only took all 10 points of the Green Army at 2 minutes 38 seconds, after the fourth section, he scored 23 points in 8 of 14 (including 3 of 6 points), plus or minus +14. From the three most stinky sections of your career to the one with the highest light in your career, killing crazy Jay is terrible.
But just a few months ago, during Durant’s departure from the team, Jay Lun was also the protagonist of rumors and was widely rumored to be replaced.
If the Green Army replaced Jay Lun, even if it was Durant, then history must be crazy. First of all, the legendary deal includes not only Jay, but also Xiao Bai, and even other excellent role players. Secondly, if it cannot be changed, the psychological shadow brought to Jay Lun will be too big.
At that time, Jay used three letters to tweet-smh, which meant “I can only shake my head”. In the finals just finished, Tatum averaged 21.5 points, while Jay Lun scored 23.5 points. Therefore, even Matt held an injustice for him and said: Durant is really great. Everyone wants Durant. We also want Durant, but we also want Jay. Smart also said: Jay, you don’t have to be afraid. We are here. You are not alone!
Jay can fight, dare to fight, and it is not very expensive. Now the 4-year contract is worth 0.107 billion, and it will not be 30 million until next year. But Shi always worried that Jay ran to another team, so he moved his mind to change Durant. Mr. Shi very much hopes that Jay Lun can renew his contract with himself in advance next summer, so Celtics can save a lot of money, because the following four years after the end of Jay Lun’s rookie contract are not the top salary, the starting salary for the renewal of the contract next summer is not high, and it can only rise by 20% in the first year according to regulations.
Shi always worried that Jay Lun was unwilling to continue in advance, but waited until 2024 as a free agent, which might increase his salary to 35% in the first year. If Jay Lun’s requirements were not met, he may run away. Why can’t Jay’s requirements be met? Because the Green Army is not a warrior, not every team is like a warrior, willing to pay taxes for the stars of the team without restriction.
But Jay is really good at playing. It would be a pity if such a fighter player was released.
This is his seventh season and is still evolving. Except for a back-to-back break, he played almost all the games, with an average score of 26.2 points increased by 2.4 points compared with last season. The rebounds, assists, free throws and steals were all career high.
Most importantly, Jay is a competition player, that is to say, he does not rely on data to win, but concentrates on those key sessions and key periods. Adversity appeared in the game, which could best stimulate jellon’s desire to attack. Tatum’s attack was not smooth and could also stimulate his different performances.
Although Tatum is an MVP player, he is an introverted player, and Jay is his best partner because his character is just the opposite.
During the finals, Tatum experienced insomnia and 3 of the 17th in the first battle. After failure, he swallowed his tears into his stomach and kept them until he returned home to cry to his mother to release pressure. And Geron was the one who would stand up when Tatum was at a loss.
Just like this game against the Timberwolves, Tatum also played very badly, and then there was the outbreak of Jay.
Tatum got only 4 points in the first quarter, and almost kicked off. In the second quarter, Tatum scored only 6 points in the 3-pointer of 0. The biggest difference between Jay and him is that he will vote after he is not allowed, so the first three sections will be 0 out of 7. Tatum changed his style of play. Instead of shooting three points, he killed the basket and went up to freethrow line. In the third quarter, he also took 15 points alone.
Because it was full of the third quarter, Tatum had to rest as usual at the end of the last quarter. Jay took Xiao Bai, broghton, Grant Williams and center Cornett on the court. Jay took the initiative to grasp the attack timing during this period. In the fourth quarter, he spent all 11 minutes except garbage time.
Therefore, coach marzula is also very clear about their respective abilities, which not only allows them to join hands, but also allows the two to lead the team. This is the perfect role assignment between Tatum and Jay. If you are MVP, I will do as the light goes out.
The future prospects of the Celtics team are closely related to how they deal with Jay’s contract.
Today’s Celtics lineup is very mature. “double exploring flowers” is young and full of talent and desire. Around them, there are a group of inner and outer line players who are willing to defend. Mazula even made everyone more willing to pass the ball, so he once played the most vigorous offensive level in the league.
Beside Tatum, Jay Lun didn’t have any thoughts to snatch the right. He just stood up when needed, and the brightest halo was still left to Tatum.
Therefore, there is the strongest two-person group in the league. The average score of the two teams is 57.0 points, which is higher than that of any pair of two-person combination of other teams. Moreover, both of them scored 30 + points in this game, this was the 17th time in their career, surpassing Jordan and Pippen. In the history of NBA, Durant and weishao, 34 times in total, followed by Kobe and O’Neal, 33 times in total, have reached 30 + times of any pair of double combinations at the same time. However, this season, the Green Army both played 28 games at the same time, which is the fifth “double 30 +”.
Such a combination, can’t you just break it up?