Jrue Holiday still benefits from his success ever since leaving the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023. Holiday has been great during the 2024 NBA finals, and arguably the Boston Celtics best player.
After Holiday was to the Portland Trail Blazers, the Boston Celtics acquired the 33-year-old guard. Since then, Holiday has proven to the franchise that trading away Marcus Smart was smart as Holiday brought great value to this Celtics squad.
“I’m a utility guy, I’ll do whatever. I’m here to win. I feel like they brought me here to win, and I’ll do my best to do that.” Holiday said.
Could Holiday be the 2024 NBA Finals MVP?
Finals Stats: Jrue Holiday’s Impact In Celtics Game
Jrue Holiday brought his championship pedigree from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Boston Celtics. The two-way guard added more grease to the Celtics team engine elevating their performance in the regular season and postseason games.
Holiday plays a crucial role both offensively and defensively for the team. He could adapt to Head Coach Joe Mazzula’s style of play and provide better assistance to the Celtics star duo – Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
Due to the 2021 NBA champion’s performance during the regular season, especially his defensive contributions game, the Celtics finished with the third overall defensive rating in the Eastern Conference. During the regular season, Holiday averaged 13.5 points, 4.5 assists, and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 63.6% from the floor.
Jrue Holiday Playoff Stats During The 2024 NBA Finals
After finishing first in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics advanced smoothly from the first round to the NBA finals. The team missed Kristaps Porzingis due to a calf injury which posed a threat to the Celtics’ defense. However, Jrue Holiday could balance the team’s performance on both ends to help them advance to the finals.
In Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, Jrue Holiday played a crucial defensive role like he did with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. He helped to diminish the offensive threat of the opposing team which contributed to a massive win (107-89) against the Mavericks. Also, he scored 12 points, had five assists, and eight rebounds.
Game 2 was an explosive performance as the Celtics Head Coach, Joe Mazzula, decided to use his dual-threat player to triumph over the Dallas Mavericks. This caused the Mavs to lose two straight games for the first time this NBA Postseason. Jrue Holiday could balance the offensive play of his team as Jayson Tatum wasn’t shooting well during the game to give his team a crucial home win. He led his team in performance as he scored a double-double with 26 points and 11 boards shooting 78.6% from the floor.
Holiday Tops 2024 NBA MVP Ladder
After an impeccable performance in Game 2, the Celtics’ guard finished on top in the finals MVP ladder. Though Jaylen Brown is reflected as the Celtics’ best player, Holiday makes NBA spectators rethink Holiday’s standing in the league. The 2021 champion has displayed his elite basketball prowess throughout the NBA Finals.
“Jrue has been an example of just excellence. Since he’s been here, his role has been different from what it was the last few years in Milwaukee Bucks, and he’s been able to adapt. Not a lot of guys can do that, be versatile, play different roles and different styles, and still have an effect on the game.” Celtics Forward Jaylen Brown said.
Holiday tops the Mavericks’ All-Star player Luka Doncic who had a triple-double in Game 2 on the MVP ladder. However, being an MVP means the ability to play dynamic roles to lead your team to victory. The Dallas Mavericks lost their first two games which affected Luka’s MVP rating.
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