Jrue Holiday is definitely in all the right places at the end of the season. A key element that took Milwaukee a step forward in the quest for his NBA title, the leader, already valuable against Spain in the quarterfinals, was once again one of the elements that tipped the match in favor of Team USA against Australia.
Author of 11 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 interception and 1 against, Jrue Holiday notably allowed his team to find the thread in defense, with a passage noticed at the end of the first half which allowed Team USA to return to the game, thanks to a 12-0.
“He’s an excellent defender. He is tenacious and uses his body very well. His long arms make it difficult to lift the ball. When he’s on the front line, the rest of the team uses that energy too. They were much better today on their switches. It’s a great team defensively and they challenge very well. If you don’t put your shots, they’ll come out fast and run to the other end of the field ”, said Nic Kay after the meeting, recalling that Jrue Holiday had not participated in the friendly preparation match between the two teams in Las Vegas, since he was playing the Finals, and that the “Boomers” had seen the difference.
In difficulty on the outside address and the transition game at the start of the game, the Americans have indeed rectified the situation in these two areas of play, and the more applied defense of Zach LaVine’s teammates has had a lot to do with it, notably with this big pressure put by Jrue Holiday on the ball carrier.
At least that was needed to slow down Patty Mills, whose impact was gradually reduced over the course of the meeting.
“He sets the tone in defense for us, and we just follow him. He’s the league’s best defender on the ball carrier. We probably have five of the best forwards in the NBA, but his defense was out of class today ”, added Zach LaVine.
| Jrue Holiday | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2009-10 | PHL | 73 | 24 | 44.2 | 39.0 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 8.0 |
| 2010-11 | PHL | 82 | 35 | 44.6 | 36.5 | 82.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 14.0 |
| 2011-12 | PHL | 65 | 34 | 43.2 | 38.0 | 78.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| 2012-13 | PHL | 78 | 38 | 43.1 | 36.8 | 75.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 17.7 |
| 2013-14 | NOP | 34 | 34 | 44.7 | 39.0 | 81.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 14.3 |
| 2014-15 | NOP | 40 | 33 | 44.6 | 37.8 | 85.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 14.8 |
| 2015-16 | NOP | 65 | 28 | 43.9 | 33.6 | 84.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 16.8 |
| 2016-17 | NOP | 67 | 33 | 45.4 | 35.6 | 70.8 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 15.4 |
| 2017-18 | NOP | 81 | 36 | 49.4 | 33.7 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 19.0 |
| 2018-19 | NOP | 67 | 36 | 47.2 | 32.5 | 76.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 21.2 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 61 | 35 | 45.5 | 35.3 | 70.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 19.1 |
| 2020-21 | THOUSAND | 59 | 32 | 50.3 | 39.2 | 78.7 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 17.7 |
| Total | 772 | 33 | 45.7 | 35.8 | 77.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 16.0 | |
