BJ Boston backed up a promising performance in Georgia with another good game tonight, scoring 18 points with six rebounds, three assists, a block, a steal and zero changes in 34 minutes. The freshman was 7-17 in the game (2-7 of three) and when LSU bounced back in the second half to reduce Kentucky’s lead to five, Boston scored eight straight to advance to two again. digits.
“I always imagined he would be the guy who can help the team, I just have to do everything I can to help the team win, honestly,” Boston said afterwards. “Whether I’m scoring, bouncing, or helping, playing defensively.”
His coaches and teammates have long highlighted Boston’s work ethic. At the start of the season, the “Breakfast Club” began, and after Kentucky’s recent struggles, the story of being in the gym on Monday night turned around and was mentioned again on the show. ‘tonight. On Friday, Boston said engaging in extra work at the gym is “the only thing that helps me escape reality” and tonight we got an extra test that is bearing fruit.
“I would just say my work ethic,” Boston said of what “clicked” him this week. “I just worked hard, taking it every day, keeping myself humble, keeping my head down, keeping the level calm. Just believe in what my team does, believe in what our coaches tell us to do ”.
That said, Boston has yet to break all its bad habits. At the end of the first half, he tried one of his shots on the edge of the box, which left John Calipari absolutely mad on the sidelines.
“Did you see the only shot he had in the first half?” Calipari said when asked about Boston’s performance. “I went crazy. You will not return to this boy. This guy has left the building. You will be the man we will continue to train you. That’s how you are. And now, downhill runner, create fouls, get to the edge. Suddenly, he looks like one of the best players in the country. Flipsy-doodles that get nothing but an iron at the other end? No, we don’t have it anymore. So when he turned it around, I went crazy. It was a one on two, Dontaie was open and made a flipsy. I went head over heels. I did a back throw. He said, “We won’t be back.” Once again, I try to make these guys responsible and, luckily, I can do it while we win ”.
“When I did, he lost it, but I just heard it,” Boston said of the shooting. “And when I came back, I got the ‘one’ and it was right there.”
Baby steps.