Two Nuggets players were fired against the Lakers, one was Nashon Hyland, who made 27 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals on 8 of 15 shooting, including 10 three-pointers, 6 three-pointers, plus 5 free throws, and he received a superstar experience ticket in his first year. The other was Davin Reed, who had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 4-of-7 shooting, including 4 three-pointers. Filling up the data bar was good, but what really made Reid famous was a defensive round.
The last offense of the first quarter, LeBron James faced Reid's defensive choice single, more embarrassingly, James did not shake off Reed no matter how he adjusted, and finally there was a situation of falling to the ground, although the ball was barely passed to Horton Tucker and the latter hit a three-pointer, but 24 seconds of offensive time has arrived, and the Lakers wasted an offensive opportunity.
Who is Reid? The second-picker in the second round of 2017, played for the Suns in the 17-18 season, the Pacers in the 18-19 season, and the Nuggets this season, averaging 3.1 points and 2 rebounds per game in his career. There's no doubt that this is a tramp player, and he's somehow inferior to the tramp, who can at least go between teams and Reid even has no ball to play most of the time. It was such a player that made James suffer.
Of course, Reid is not without characteristics, with a 1.96m arm span of 2.13m, a defensive advantage, and the 26-year-old has enough physical fitness. Coupled with the fact that "tigers also have time to nap", it is also reasonable for James to eat a round of attack. So, what is James' singles level this season? Let's make a comparison.
This season, James has averaged 3.9 rounds per game in the face-frame singles, ranking 14th in the league, averaging 3.4 singles per game and shooting 38.5 percent from the field. As of January 17, Beijing time, a total of 14 players in the league have averaged no less than three singles per game, including Kyrie Irving, who played in three games. Of the 14 players, James ranks ninth in shooting percentage, followed by Luka Doncic, Paul George, Anthony Edwards, Irving and others.
It can be seen that James's singles efficiency is not too high. Of course, it's not too bad. Of the 14 players mentioned above, only Demar DeRozan and Kevin Durant have a singles shooting rate of 50%+, while Pascal Siakam, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Julius Randall, Damian Lillard, Shay Giljes Alexander and others all shoot more than 40%. Previously, the league's singles king James Harden shot 39% from singles this season, only 0.5 percentage points higher than James, but Harley has 7.4 rounds of singles and 5.5 singles shots, which is higher than James.
Overall, James' singles weren't too good, and coupled with his age, impact and starting speed were affected, which further constrained his singles. A few seasons ago, James' singles shooting rate can still reach 40%, but from the beginning of the 19-20 season, James's singles shooting rate has fallen below 40%, and the impact of age is still more obvious.
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