There are many new faces in the playoffs this year, and some players are not accustomed to the rhythm and intensity of the playoffs, and their performance is not satisfactory, such as the Bulls' core Zach LaVine, who averaged 24.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the regular season, shooting 47.6% from the field and 38.9% from three-point range.
By the playoffs, he averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and six assists per game, shooting just 42.9 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range. Compared to the regular season, LaVine's average points per game and shooting percentage in the playoffs have dropped a lot, and it can be seen that he is not very accustomed to the rhythm and intensity of the playoffs, and has not been able to withstand the test of the playoffs, like LaVine, who are the majority of playoff rookies, but there are three playoff rookies who have performed very well this season:
First place: Brandon Ingram
Yingge averaged 22.5.8 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.5 blocks in the regular season this season, shooting 46.1% from the field and 32.7% from three-point range, and his performance in the regular season this season was worse than the previous two seasons, he thought he was like this, but he did not expect him to perform well in the playoffs, leading the Pelicans to defeat the Spurs and Clippers successively to reach the playoffs as the eighth in the West.
In the first game, the Orioles played the playoffs for the first time and only scored 18 points on 6-of-1 shooting, and the Pelicans lost the game. In the second game, the Orioles made adjustments, scoring 37 points on 13-of-21 shooting, and also grabbed 11 rebounds to send 9 assists, 1 steal and 1 block to help the Pelicans win the Suns. In the third game, Yingge shot 11 of 19, cut 34 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, he scored consecutive points in the final quarter, but unfortunately the Pelicans still lost the game by 3 points.
In the fourth game, Yingge shot 11 of 23 and scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists to help the Pelicans beat the Suns. So far in the playoffs, Yingge has averaged 29.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.5 blocks, 51.3% shooting percentage, 50% three-point shooting rate, 87.9% free throw shooting rate per game, ranking fourth in the league in points per game, and performing very well.
The Warblers have always been known as Durant Jr., but his performance in the playoffs this year is better than Durant, he has become the Pelicans' most stable scoring point, he feels like he wants to go in as soon as he shoots, similar to Durant at his peak, and now he has helped the Pelicans rewrite the total score to 2-2, hoping that he can play well and lead the Pelicans to create miracles.
Second place: Jordan Poole
Poole had an outstanding performance in the regular season, averaging 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, shooting 44.8% from the field, 36.4% from three-point range and 92.5% from the free throw line. By the playoffs, he was still doing well.
In the first game, Poole scored a game-high 30 points on 9-of-13 shooting to help the Warriors beat the Nuggets. In the second game, Poole scored 29 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 1 block on 10-of-16 shooting to help the Warriors win the Nuggets again. In the third game, Poole scored a team-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting to help the Warriors narrowly beat the Nuggets to win the game point. In the fourth game, Poole's performance was not good, only 11 points on 3-of-10 shooting, grabbed 2 rebounds and sent 9 assists and 3 steals, and the Warriors lost to the Nuggets.
Despite Poole's poor performance in game four, he was excellent overall, averaging 24.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.5 blocks, 59.6 percent from the field and 51.9 percent from three-point range so far in the playoffs, and he is expected to get an early contract extension of 100 million yuan this summer.
Third place: Anthony Edwards
Edwards, who is the 2020 champion, is his second season in the NBA, averaging 21.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.6 blocks, 44.1 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from three-point range, a big improvement over his rookie season, and he excelled in playoffs against the Clippers, where Edwards repeatedly scored points to help the Timberwolves seal the win in the face of Downs' poor performance.
By the playoffs, Edwards continued his good performance in the playoffs. In the first game, he scored 36 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks on 12-of-23 shooting. In the second game, he scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 7-of-16 shooting. In the third game, he had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal on 6-of-13 shooting. In game four, he had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks on 7-of-14 shooting.
In these four games, Edwards averaged 24.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game, shooting 48.5% from the field and 42.1% from three-point range. He has excellent performances on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, helping the Timberwolves rewrite the aggregate score to a 2-2 draw, his skills are very comprehensive, he can break through with the ball, he can shoot mid-range and three-point shots, his athletic ability is very good, he is fast, good bounce, he has strength, he is a very tough player, self-confidence, blood, dare to fight, I personally think he is more suitable than Towns as the Wolf King.
In addition to these three players, what other playoff rookies have impressed you? Welcome to leave a message to add!