This season the Lakers have brought everyone to know a lot of players, there will always be some strange players in the Lakers when playing the Outbreak, yesterday the Spurs and lakers game, the Lakers took everyone to know the Spurs' Diop.
Facing the Lakers' frail defense, Diop played a career night, playing 27 minutes, shooting all 11 shots, including a three-pointer of 3-of-3, and cutting 30 points and 7 rebounds.
Diop's height of 2.03 meters is the standard in the forward position, but these defenders facing the Lakers are given. The 30 points is a career-high for Diop, after a previous 22 points.
At the same time, you may not believe it, this is the first time that spurs have had a player get 30+ this season. Diop is also the first player in team history to score 30+ points in a single game with 100% shooting.
Even if you zoom in to the league, only four players in the league have done this since 2000. They are Howard, Jokic, Sabonis and Lakers veteran Thomas Bryant.
Regarding Diop, he was the No. 48 of 2018 and was drafted by the Timberwolves. The 2.03-meter-tall swing man in the third and fourth positions, the Spurs wanted to choose him in 2018, but they finally missed it with the No. 49 pick.
Interestingly, Diop also tried the Lakers three years ago, of course, in the end, the Lakers did not choose him.
In the first two seasons of his career, Diop did not get many opportunities in the Timberwolves and Nuggets, playing only 74 games in total. In the third season, he signed a two-way contract with the Spurs, and with good defense and motivation, he signed a formal contract this season.
Although this season has entered the Spurs' rotation, Before playing the Lakers, Diop averaged only 3.8 points per game and did not get any chances and ball possession. But opportunities are always left to those who are prepared, and as long as you persist long enough, you will always hit the Lakers.
Speaking about his 30 points, Diop said: "When they played in the small lineup, I found a lot of good opportunities through cover, I just blocked and then hit the basket. The Lakers' defensive line was like dumplings on the winter solstice, being eaten by Diop.
The highest score in his college career was 34 points, and he scored 30 points against the Lakers, and it is estimated that Diop has not played such a relaxed game for a long time. Of the 30 points scored in this game, Diop scored 16 points in the box.
After winning their last game at Staples Arena, the Spurs expanded the number of games they won here to 24, making them the team with the most wins since the stadium was built in 1999.
So Staples' last night was the perfect Spurs on the brink of the season, and the little man Diop.