The NBA officially updated the playoff singles list, and on the latest list, Philadelphia guard Harden ranked first in the league.
At present, Ha has scored 9 points in singles and shot 44.4% in singles. Because there are more singles opportunities, harden's performance in the playoffs has fluctuated, but the singles performance is still the highest of all players in the playoffs.
In second place are Irving, DeRozan, Tatum and Mitchell, who currently average eight points in a singles game in the playoffs. However, the gap in singles shooting rates between the four is obvious, with Tatum shooting 62.5%, Mitchell 50%, Irving 41.7% and DeRozan 42.9%.
This was followed by the Raptors' Siakam (7 points per game), the Timberwolves' Edwards (6 points per game), the Lone Ranger's Brunson (6 points), and Embiid (5 points).
It is worth mentioning that the Nets' Durant currently averages only 3 points per game, ranking 20th in the league. Moreover, Durant's singles shooting rate is extremely low, only 10%. For a player of Durant's caliber, such a performance is a surprise.
You know, Durant can also average 5.7 points per singles in the regular season, ranking fourth in the league, with a singles shooting rate of 51.3%. However, in the first two games of the playoffs, Durant was sluggish, and the gap between durant's performance on the offensive end and the outside world's impression was obvious, even worse than the first season when he returned from a serious injury last season. With such a performance, it is not too surprising that the Nets are behind 0-2 on aggregate.
In the playoffs last season, although the Nets suffered injuries from Harden and Irving, they still reached the semifinals with Durant's invincible performance, and finally lost to the Bucks led by Alphabet Brother. But at the moment, the Nets look completely dominant, let alone compete for the championship, that is, whether they can break through the Celtics and advance to the next round are all questions.
From last season's championship rush, the first half of the season' title rush, to the current playoff stumbling, the Nets have changed so quickly in a short period of time, or unexpected. If they can't drag the game longer, they'll have a hard time waiting for Simmons to return. In that case, they may be more fierce this season.