The playoffs are just not the same as the regular season! It's been a few days since the playoffs started, and some players feel hot and hot, while others feel cold.
What's the situation? Last year's finals 16 three-pointers, this year's playoff three-point three-point 9 out of 0, how is this 3D not accurate?
Although the big score was stubbornly equalized by the Pelicans, the Suns players are in good shape in this year's playoffs, of course, except for one person.
He's Jay. Claude. Last year's playoffs, Claude, that three-point shot, quite accurate, averaged 2.5 three-pointers per game, three-point shooting rate of 38%.
Although the Suns lost the Finals, Crowder's three-pointers were more accurate, with 16 of 39 three-pointers, a 41% three-point shooting rate, and an average of 2.6 three-pointers per game.
If you put aside the first game of the Finals, three-point shooting is 5 of 0, the remaining five games in the Finals, Crowder's three-point shooting rate is as high as 47%. But what about Crowder in this year's playoffs, how about three-point shooting?
First game: 0 of 4 from three points, 1 point, 1 board and 1 assist
Game 2: 0 of 5 from three, 5 points, 6 boards and 1 assist
In two playoff games, Crowder made 0-of-9 three-pointers and felt extremely cold from three points. The three-pointer feels bad, so what about Crowder's defense?
As bad as three-pointers, two playoff games against Crowder's defense, the opposing player shot 52 percent from the field, including 57 percent from three-point range and 50 percent from two-point range.
Facing Crowder's defense
Ingram 6-of-12 shooting 50 percent.
McCollum 2-of-5 shooting 40%
Varan 3-of-5 shooting 60%
Hayes 1-of-1 shooting 100%
Nance Jr. 1 of 1, shooting 100%
In the face of such a Crowder, in fact, fans do not need to worry too much, look at the following data, you can understand.
2-of-20, that's Crowder's three-pointer stats for the first three games of last year's playoffs.
First game against the Lakers: 0-of-7 from three
Second game against the Lakers: 1-of-6 from three
Third game against the Lakers: 1 of 7 from three
Will this year and last year be the same pace? Will it still be low and high? Personally I think it should be.
In the regular season, Crowder averaged 1.9 three-pointers per game, shooting 35% from three-point range, and although the three-point data is not very good, it is also qualified.
As for the defensive end, there is no need to worry too much, 31-year-old Crowder, still in the year of playing, the defense can not disappear overnight. Expect Crowder to continue to drive low and high in this year's playoffs.
Of course, even if Crowder had some iron in three points in this year's playoffs, the Suns wouldn't have to worry too much.
First of all, the Suns have averaged 31.9 three-pointers per game this season, the league's 26th, averaging 11.6 three-pointers per game, the league's 20th, 36.4% three-point shooting rate, the league's 7th, the Suns' dependence on three-pointers, is not so big.
Secondly, the strong Suns, some are three-point shooters, Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Shamet, Craig, are all good three-point shooters, especially Cameron Johnson, can completely replace Crowder starting.
Look at Crowder's career, 10 years of career, in addition to the first year did not play the playoffs, the remaining 9 years, Crowder did not miss once, played in the Lone Ranger 1 playoff, played 3 times in the Celtics, played in the Jazz 2 playoffs, played in the Heat 1 playoff, and played 2 playoffs at the Suns.
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