{"id":122849,"date":"2026-05-06T21:26:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/sixers-guard-discusses-defending-former-knicks-teammate-jalen-brunson\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T21:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:26:34","slug":"sixers-guard-discusses-defending-former-knicks-teammate-jalen-brunson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/sixers-guard-discusses-defending-former-knicks-teammate-jalen-brunson\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixers guard discusses defending former Knicks teammate, Jalen Brunson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>NEW YORK &#8212; As the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/philadelphia-76ers\/20\/\" data-autotag=\"b3f2a355-8d98-44c0-a603-3f9a2d8bc375\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> took the court on Monday morning to prepare for shootaround ahead of Game 1 with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/new-york-knicks\/18\/\" data-autotag=\"8b753024-9401-4cc8-9e23-5a6cdca0282d\">New York Knicks<\/a>, they know their focus will be slowing down Knicks star Jalen Brunson who is one of the premier players in this league.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Brunson averaged 26.0 points and 6.8 assists in the regular season as he has once again led the Knicks to the top of the conference. He may stand at just 6-foot-1, but he plays with a physical brand of basketball that has allowed him to win in the playoffs and cause nightmares for opponents at this stage of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Sixers guard Quentin Grimes began his career with the Knicks and played with Brunson. He knows exactly what he&#8217;s capable of and what it&#8217;s going to take to slow him down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I played with him,&#8221; Grimes said at shootaround on Monday morning. &#8220;He\u2019s an elite-level scorer. He\u2019s crafty, big body, likes to play physical, so we just gotta do our best to slow him down. Try to make it as hard as possible for him defensively, try to throw different bodies for him and stuff like that, but he\u2019s gonna make tough shots. That\u2019s what he does. We just gotta make it as tough as possible for him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Of course, Grimes and the Sixers just had to battle tough offensive opponents in Round 1 in the form of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who give everybody trouble. Now, the challenge turns to Brunson who offers a much different look than both of those players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a brand new challenge,&#8221; Grimes explained. &#8220;Tatum and Brown, they\u2019re bigger guys. They\u2019re just bigger and hard to contest and stuff like that, but Jalen\u2014like he\u2019s a big body. He plays in the post as well. He can get downhill, probably finishes more than them a little bit. He gets in the paint with floaters and stuff like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>To Grimes&#8217; point, Tatum and Brown are always looking for the right matchup in order to rise up and shoot over defenders by using their size and physicality. Brunson uses his physicality to get to the basket and have success in that area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A craftier finisher than them, but he\u2019s still a top 5 tough shot maker in the league,&#8221; Grimes explained. &#8220;We just gotta be ready for him. He\u2019ll have the ball a lot in the fourth quarter and clutch time so we gotta try to get the ball out of his hands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>As Grimes mentioned, Brunson is a tough shot-taker and tough shot-maker in this league due to his smaller stature, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he&#8217;s trying to create advantages through quickness and speed. He is focused on using his body to create space for himself on the jumper or in the post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think people just don\u2019t realize probably how strong he is at his size,&#8221; Grimes finished. &#8220;People may see, like, a 6-foot-1 guy, and think he\u2019ll be super fast or super quick. He kinda just plays at a steady pace, he plays at his own pace, but he\u2019s also very physical. He plays in the post. 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