Jaylen Brown successfully defended Steph Curry in the latest matchup, holding him to 6-of-16 shooting. Brown attributed part of his success to their summer training together. After the game, Brown commented on the importance of being aggressive and physical in his defense, emphasizing the need to challenge Curry on both ends of the court. Coach Joe Mazzulla acknowledged Brown's evolving identity as a physical defender and highlighted the team effort, including Jrue Holiday's crucial defense against the highly efficient Payton-Curry pick and roll.
"Steph is one of the best players to ever play this game, so it was great to be able to work out with him this summer..."
"Just being aggressive, and just being physical... make him work."
"I think that's becoming an identity that he has, the ability to impact the game physically on both ends of the floor."
"I thought Jrue's ability to defend the Payton screening was huge for us to take that away."
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