On April 23, Beijing time, the Clippers lost 100-112 to the Suns, trailing 1-3 on aggregate. Pepper was out due to injury, and Wei Shao single-handedly played 17-of-29 shooting, 3-of-6 three-pointers, and blasted 37 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. Facing the ABCD combination of the Sun, Wei Shao is one against four, which is moving. In this issue of "Data Don't Lie", let's talk about Wei Shao. He was disliked by the Los Angeles Lakers, but became a hero of the Los Angeles Clippers, although defeated.
Scoring, assisting, stealing, and blocks are all first
Statmuse posted data, so far in the playoffs, Wei Shao's scores, assists, steals, and blocks are ranked first in the Clippers, only taking $780,000 Wei Shao, and both the offensive and defensive ends shoulder the team's heavy responsibilities, which is worthy of respect. Let's take a look at these four data specifically.
After four playoff games, Wilson scored a total of 104 points, the only player on the Clippers team to score hundreds of points, and Powell, who ranked second, scored 82 points; Wilson also prolished 29 assists, six steals and seven blocks, all three of which ranked first on the Clippers.
Wei Shao defended too hard, he is not a Lakers vampire
Wei Shao's defensive performance is not as bad as rumored to be. In the course of the G4 game, the live signal played Wei Shao's defensive performance in the first three games: under Wei Shao's opposing defense, Durant made 6 turnovers; Under Wilson's oppositional defense, Booker was 5 of 14; With Wilson on the defensive side, Paul scored only two points in his first three games.
Clippers reporter Farbod Esnaashari praised Wilson: "Since the playoffs, Wilson's performance has been the opposite of the 'vampire', and he gave everything for the Clippers, which is the main reason why the Clippers remained competitive in this series when George and Leonard were both out. Previously, Dave McMenamin reported that a source said that the Lakers sending Wilson away was like getting rid of a vampire in the locker room.
30+ with zero free throws for the first time in his career
This is also the first time since 2018 that Wilson scored at least 30 points in two consecutive playoff games (when he was still with the Thunder), and statistics also show that Wei Shao scored 37 points without free throws in this game, which is the second-highest score in NBA playoff history after Chuck Person's 39 points.
Wilson made his 29th career playoff 30+ and 256th career 30+ (including the regular season), but he was the only game in which he made 0 free throws. After the game, Wei Shao was interviewed by reporters. Speaking about his zero free throws, he said: "I don't know, I've been attacking the basket. Be positive. Don't be distracted. This is unfortunate. ”
Not only did Wei Shao not get a penalty for offense, but the defensive end may also have been misjudged. The Clippers reporter posted a photo of Wei Shao blocking Durant's ball, bluntly saying that Wei Shao's hand is on the ball, which is a good cap.
With Kapepper out, the historical advantage won't save the Clippers
Since joining the Clippers, Wilson has averaged 34.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6 assists on 58.5% shooting from the field in the three games George and Leonard have missed. However, the Sun's ABCD portfolio is all healthy, and the overall strength is already strong. It is difficult to fight with two fists and eight hands, and Wei Shao is really too difficult.
Prior to the game, the Clippers were the G4 team with the highest percentage in NBA history when trailing 2-1, and they were in this situation 12 times, with a 10-2 record and a winning percentage of 83.3%, outperforming the Raptors, Pistons and Cavaliers. But the historical advantage couldn't save the Clippers, and for the 13th time they faced this situation, the Clippers lost, even though Wei Shao hit the 37 points.
'My mentality is the same as before, but obviously I'm going to be more aggressive and not only that, I need to find a way to maintain a high level of defence and give everything on the pitch, like I do every night and I can accept the result." Wei Shao's words after the game are quite a bit of a tragic hero. Trailing 3-1, it's hard for the Clippers to reverse the Suns, but Wilson deserves everyone's recognition and applause. As Paul put it, "I think only people who don't know basketball would do that." ”