Beijing time on April 22, the Lone Ranger and jazz ushered in the third match of the first round of the playoffs, relying on the excellent performance of Brunson and Dinwiddie, the Lone Ranger defeated the opponent 126-118, achieved a 2-1 lead in the aggregate score, in the absence of Doncic, the Lone Ranger can take the lead in this series, it is indeed somewhat unexpected, in addition to the two cores of the starting backcourt, the play of Klebel on the bench is also crucial, this time he played in the 22 minutes of playing time, With 4-of-5 three-pointers, he scored a top 17 points on the bench and contributed his part to the team's victory.
The playoffs are gone! Kléber shot 60%7 from three-point range! The output is second only to Booker
In fact, Kleber's outbreak is not accidental, as early as the last game, the Lone Ranger was finally able to overcome the Jazz's counterattack momentum in the final quarter, it was Kleber who took a hundred steps beyond the three-point line, and in the last quarter he shot 3 of 4 three-pointers, and shot down 10 points in the single quarter, helping the Lone Ranger successfully defend the home court at 110-104 and equalize the total score. In these 3 playoff games, Kléber averaged the third highest 17.3 points and 4.3 rebounds in the team in 26 minutes of playing time, shooting 64% from the field, and the three-point shooting rate came to a heinous 66.7%, not only the quality is guaranteed, in terms of production, Kléber averages 4.7 three-pointers per game in the league, second only to Booker's 5.5, and has become the top outside gun in the playoffs.
Nothlon's German compatriot, Kléber's three-point accuracy in the regular season this season is not reliable
Because and the Lone Ranger pass star Nowitzki, are from Germany, Kléber is also affectionately known as "fellow countrymen" by Lone Ranger fans, 17 years as a free agent to join the Lone Ranger Kleber, although the height to 2 meters 08, but he is not the traditional pile type of interior line, playing style is more biased to the hometown big brother Nowitzki, known for a hand of accurate outside three-pointers, and the first season of joining the team, Klebel does not seem to be well integrated into the intensity of the NBA, He averaged just 31.3 percent from three-point range, though his three-point shooting rate has been climbing every season since his second season, with Kléber averaging a career-best 41 percent three-point shooting per game last season.
This season, I thought Kléber would go to a higher level, but I didn't expect that during the regular season, he suffered a downturn, averaging 7 points per game and 7.1 points per game last season, and the three-point shooting rate fell to the worst 32.5% since the rookie season, the key is that he knows that the shooting rate is not too much guarantee, and he has to shoot 4.3 times per game, which also caused great dissatisfaction among Lone Ranger fans.
"Fellow Countryman" makes Lone Ranger fans call out the true fragrance, and his explosion is thanks to Kidd's trust
As a result, I did not think about the playoffs, Kléber can be said to have made the Lone Ranger fans really feel what is called "true incense", the bullet outside the three-point line is not false, it seems to have become the most reliable three-point shooter in the Lone Ranger team, and it really makes people see a little shadow of the King of No. And his explosion is also thanks to the trust of coach Kidd, Kidd did not choose to abandon Kleber in the playoffs because of Kleber's slump in the regular season, but continued to trust him, which allowed Lone Ranger fans to see his three-point performance. So while everyone is focusing on the little Brunson, don't forget to pay more attention to the performance of the "fellow countrymen".