17 points in 14 minutes! Smith burst out strongly, leading the Pelicans by 16 points at halftime
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On October 13, Beijing time, the first half of the preseason game between the Rockets and Pelicans ended, and with Jabari Smith's strong explosion of 17 points in 14 minutes, the team led by 16 points 56-40.
Smith 17+4+2+2 at halftime
From the end of last year's regular season to today, Smith has played better and better, cashing in on last year's Tanhualang worth, reflected in today's game, his excellent performance is as follows:
Smith 3-pointers 1
At the beginning of the game, he scored three points from the top of the right arc to help his team get the first point.
Smith 3-pointer
Then, he ambushed in the bottom right corner, and even though the opponent had already made a pounce, he still scored three points; With the third three-point shot shown in the picture, he was 3-of-3 from outside the three-point line and 3-of-4 from the first half in the first quarter of the game, cashing in on the value of the high battery.
Note that in his rookie season, Smith's impact on the basket was slightly inadequate, and recently, his impact on the basket is excellent, three typical cases.
Smith dunked
In the first quarter of the game, when Shen Jing asked for advice, Smith wanted to impact the basket, although it was destroyed by the fat tiger, but after Shen Jing took back the ball, Smith had cut into the basket and completed the double hand dunk.
Smith makes up the basket
In the past, Smith used to wait outside the three-point line to shoot an opportunity, but today, he has cut to the basket, Green's dunk is disturbed, and he uses his height advantage to complete the basket.
Smith second buckle
In this semi-conversion offense, Smith cut directly to the basket and received a wonderful pass from VanVleet to complete the second dunk.
Throughout the first half, Smith shot 7 of 9, including 3 of 4 from three-point range, especially the three basket attacks were impressive and deep, confirming his growth, and the strong explosion of 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals alone alone was the key to the team's ability to establish a 16-point advantage, and I hope he can continue to transform and grow into the cornerstone of the team's interior to help the Rockets get on the right track to rebuild.