#MCN首发激励计划#曾经的亿元神射, Rashad Lewis's three-pointer made the young James desperate.
In his 16-year career, Lewis hit 1,787 three-pointers, ranking 28th all-time, shooting 38.6 percent from three-point range. The best year was in 2008-09, when Lewis topped the league with 220 three-pointers, and Ray Allen could only be behind him.
With a thin figure of 2.08 meters and floating outside shooting, this style of play was not the mainstream of big men in that era, and it also made Lewis fall to the second round and slowly wait for his opportunity. In his third year in Seattle, Lewis made a leap, averaging 14.8 points per game while shooting 43.2% from three-point range, completely securing the team's starter.
In the 2004-05 season, Lewis averaged more than 20 points per game for the first time, shooting more than 40% from three-point range, and was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career. And he and Ray Allen's double guns also rushed to the third place in the West with supersonic, but unfortunately Lewis was unfortunately injured in the second round and unfortunately fell at the feet of the Spurs.
Just as Ray Allen and Lewis's twin guns continued to rise into the air, reality hit them hard, and the two sharpshooters, who averaged 20+ per game, couldn't even make the playoffs, and it was a matter of time before they parted ways. In the summer of 2007, after averaging a career-high 22.4 points per game, Lewis earned a six-year, $118 million contract, becoming Orlando's "Mr. Billion," a nickname that was slightly ironic at the time.
It wasn't until the 2008-09 season that the voices of doubt died down for a while, and the Magic became a force to be reckoned with in the East, and Lewis still steadily contributed 18 points and a three-point shooting percentage of about 40%, returning to the All-Star again. And Lewis has contributed enough famous scenes. In the first round with the 76ers' G6, when Howard was suspended, Lewis changed his style and rushed inside, slashing 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists without scoring three-point points in the whole game, breaking the stereotype of a pure shooter in the outside world.
Lewis, who played in the East finals, became James's nightmare, hitting a quasi-stunner in the first game, giving the Cavaliers, who had not tasted defeat in the playoffs before, a blow to the head. In the last 4.1 seconds of G4, it was Lewis's turnaround three-pointer again, and he almost slashed the Cavaliers under the horse in regular time. In the entire Eastern Conference finals, Lewis averaged 18 points per game and shot a terrifying 48.4% from three-point range, which was an important contributor to the team's promotion.
After the peak season, Lewis's performance deteriorated, both the average points per game and the outside shooting rate plummeted, but fortunately, in the 2012-13 season, the Heat led by James fulfilled a championship dream, and there were no regrets.