It was his only basket of the match, but it was important enough for the opposing coach to take a timeout. Jaylen Brown went on an adventure to the circle and ended up finding Oshae Brissett who had just cut.
At the end of the third quarter of Game 2, the Celtics winger's dunk gave his team an 11-point lead and Joe Mazzulla could congratulate himself. The Boston coach had not used the Toronto native so far in these playoffs, other than a few minutes of “garbage time” here and there.
Already deprived of Kristaps Porzingis, the technician had to review his plans when he saw Luke Kornet having to leave his teammates in the first quarter due to a sprained wrist. Visible discomfort in the few minutes during which he remained on the floor.
Joe Mazzulla then turned to Oshae Brissett, a player of just over two meters tall, mobilized to defend in particular against Myles Turner opposite. “ His presence, his energy, his athletic qualities helped us. He made this dunk, this interception which allowed us to go in transition, and grabbed a few rebounds. He plays with such a level of intensity and energy. This is huge for us “, he blurted.
+18 when in play
From his rather modest statistical line (2 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals in 12 minutes), we will especially remember his +18 score when he was on the floor.
“ I try to do everything I can for us to win, to give us energy. We played very well. I feel like I did a good job giving us a positive attitude and keeping that energy level “, judges the 25-year-oldwho played his first “real” minutes in the playoffs of his career.
“ We can play small, we can play big, we can play fast, we can slow down and execute. I think the addition of Oshae is a different factor. With all five guys, we can change defense or stick to our guys, and we're able to do so many different things. », remarks Jrue Holiday.
While Xavier Tillman only played 3 minutes, Oshae Brissett had such a favorable impact that he also helped reduce Al Horford's minutes (25). “ This is the first time I've played like this. I'm trying to soak it all in », says the person concerned who does not hide that facing his former team is “ clearly extra fuel ” for him.
Then with a big smile, struggling to hide his excitement, he adds: “ I'm trying to calm down! But I can't wait to go to Indy! » It must be said that he played there for three years.
| Oshae Brissett | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 19 | 7 | 36.1 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 21 | 25 | 48.3 | 42.3 | 76.9 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 10.9 |
| 2021-22 | IND | 67 | 23 | 41.1 | 35.0 | 69.5 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 65 | 17 | 38.6 | 31.0 | 71.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 55 | 12 | 44.4 | 27.3 | 60.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Total | 227 | 17 | 41.6 | 33.7 | 69.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
