Quentin Grimes emphasizes the importance of defending Jaylen Brown and Joel Embiid in the Celtics-76ers playoff series. He aims to disrupt Brown's game while acknowledging Embiid's ability to draw double-teams.
How does one guard star Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown? According to Philadelphia 76ers guard Quentin Grimes, with everything you have and then some. Asked about guarding the Georgia native heading into Game 6 of the Celtics' 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs first round series, Grimes replied, "just lock him in."
"He's ... been a top five player, MVP candidate this whole season," explained Grimes. "So I'm just trying to be as disruptive as possible, make it as hard as I can on him. He's a good player, he's going to make some tough shots, but as long as I make it as tough as possible, I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job on him so far this series."
In Game 5 in particular, Grimes forced Brown into foisting a late-clock prayer after tipping into the backcourt on a possession in the second half that helped to stymie a late attempts by the Celtics to close out the series at home. But it has not just been Brown who has been hard to guard in recent games in this series.
Quentin Grimes plans to be as disruptive as possible, stating he will 'lock him in' to make it difficult for Brown to score.
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In Game 5, Grimes forced Jaylen Brown into a difficult shot, contributing to the 76ers' defensive efforts to close out the series.
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