On February 25, Beijing time, Wei Shao finally ushered in the debut of his Clippers career, and he made his debut. Throughout the game, he shot 7-of-13 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range, had 17 points, 14 assists and 5 rebounds, plus 7 turnovers and six fouls. With 15.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, he hit a key shot, and in the first overtime, hit a key three-pointer, considering that his salary was only $780,000, which is also competent for the Clippers.
Wei Shao made a key 3-point overtime
Wei Shao key layup
Before the trade deadline, the Lakers sent Wei Shao, and Wei Shao was sent to the Jazz, but that was not the end of the day. The call of good brother George allowed Wilson to return to Los Angeles and join the Lakers' rival Clippers. In his debut with the Clippers, Wei Shao was smiling and happy. Everyone in this team welcomes him, which makes him feel particularly important.
Be yourself and bring epic offense
What Wilson brought to the Clippers was, first of all, the gorgeous offense. After Wei Shao joined, head coach Lu said that he would give the ball to him and let him be himself.
Wei Shao failed to succeed with the Lakers and did not match James, and the important reason is that both need to hold the ball. In the Clippers, the team's two supergiants, whether Leonard or George, can play without the ball. There were more than one such shots in the game, with Wei Shao organizing an attack and breaking the score.
It was not only Ka Pepper who benefited, Powell also received many feedings from Wei Shao, and in this way, Wei Shao gave 6 assists in the first half, and the Clippers bombed 80 points in the half.
80 points at halftime, a season high, Clippers reporter Joey Linn said a big part of that was because of Wilson.
Look at how crazy the Clippers offense was in the first half, with 150.9 points per 100 rounds in offensive efficiency, 73.8% effective shooting from the field and only 13.2% turnover.
Wilson continued to provide assists for his teammates in the second half , becoming the first Clippers player to provide at least 10 assists on his debut since Kassel on November 2 , 2005.
In the final moments of the fourth quarter, Wei Shao came close to finishing the game, and with 15.2 seconds left, he turned around and hit a layup to ignite the game. The Kings dragged the game into overtime, and in the first overtime, Wilson received a pass from George and hit another crucial 3-pointer.
Unfortunately, in the second overtime, Wei Shao graduated six offenses, and he was quite frustrated the moment he left the game. However, he also set a new record for assists for a Clippers' debut.
The defensive shortcomings on the outside are still there
Coming to the Clippers, Wei Shao's shooting did not necessarily change completely, although the pre-game warm-up felt hot and hit consecutive jump shots, but in this debut, Wei Shao's outside line was empty by the opponent, and in the case of a three-point rain on the team, Wei Shao's three-point shot was continuously ironed. Although he hit a key three-point shot in overtime, Wei Shao was still short on the outside.
Wei Shao's athleticism is still there, his open cut is the main means of scoring, and this game has staged beautiful passes and cuts many times. However, Wei Shao, who has no outside line, will be a point targeted by opponents in the playoffs, and may be a hidden danger for the Clippers.
In addition, Wilson's defense is still a big problem, and the Kings' All-Star guard Fox has blown him up. In the game, Wei Shao looked at the defense once, watching Monk make a layup, and this defensive habit was also quite bad.
No hindrance to pepper outbreaks
During the Lakers period, Wei Shao and Zhan Mei did not match, and the three of them did not play as dominance as they should at the same time, and this season, he became a substitute and played the sixth man in the Lakers.
Now coming to the Clippers, Wei Shao's debut shows the possibility of coexistence with Kachi. Although the ball was reduced, Xiaoka and George still ushered in an explosion, even more terrifying. Junior, in particular, scored 21 points on 8-of-8 shooting and 5-of-5 from three-point range throughout the third quarter. Throughout the game, Junior scored 44 points and George scored 34 points. No wonder, too, said Perkins said Wilson had previously played for the wrong Los Angeles team.