Everyone wants to be like the Golden State Warriors, and Jaylen Brown says the Boston Celtics are no different.
The Warriors push the pace on offense at every turn and move the ball side to side. The ball never sticks in Golden State. Off-ball screens are being set all the time which free up Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant for wide-open 3's.
Isolation scoring won't take you far in the playoffs since the game tends to slow down in the half-court, and Jaylen Brown and the Celtics realize that.
Emulating the Warriors is easier said than done. No team in NBA history has had three sharpshooters like Curry, Durant and Thompson in one lineup. A case would be made that the Celtics have more depth than the Warriors, but they don't possess the shooting prowess which Golden State has.
Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving and small forward Jayson Tatum are elite isolation scorers. Big man Al Horford is a sound post player. Jaylen Brown is as versatile as they come. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is always preaching ball movement, not settling for bad shots and getting a better shot for a teammate. It's the same mantra that Warriors coach Steve Kerr says to his team.
But again, shooting is what separates the Warriors.
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