The old tradition that the Lakers must erupt continues...
According to the sports website Basketball Reference, in terms of rebounding data per 36 minutes, 76ers substitute center Andre Drummond ranked second in the league with an average of 19.1 rebounds per game, second only to Gobert.
In the six games he played this season, he averaged just 18.8 minutes per game, and was able to cut down 6.7 points and 10 rebounds.
In today's game against the Blazers, Drummond scored 14 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals.
In addition to suppressing Nurkic on the court, he also broke the all-time record held by star Barkley in 1990 (at least 10 points, 15 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals).
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Many people may say: Zhuang Shen's data is inversely proportional to the actual role on the field, he is just a brush.
Last year, that's true.
But after joining the 76ers this year, I don't know what ideas Rivers, the master of chicken soup for the soul, have instilled, and the situation is now very different.
Drummond, who was previously recognized as having no rim protection ability, has reached a defensive efficiency of 100.9 in the six games he has played at this stage.
What is this concept?
For comparison, the three-time defensive player of the year, Rudy Gobert, currently has a defensive efficiency of 100.8.
According to the statistics of the NBA's official website, the 76ers have conceded only 100.9 points per game in the 113 minutes of Zhuang Shen's presence this season.
And when he's not on the floor for 223 minutes, that statistic rises to 108.2, a visible defensive improvement.
In addition, when the offensive player faces the defense of Chuang Shen:
The overall hit rate will drop by 1.1%;
Two-point shooting dropped 5.7 percent;
11.4 percent drop in shooting from within 6 feet;
Shooting from within 10 feet dropped by 10.5 percent.
Putting aside the stereotypes of the past, the Zhuang Shen at this stage can definitely be called the inner defensive gate.
It turns out that the right tactical system has a really big impact on the player's performance.
Zhuang Shen, who was wearing a Lakers jersey, presented a state of offensive and defensive inaccuracy, in fact, not because of lack of ability, but because he could not integrate into the team system and could not find his own comfortable playing environment.
His shortcomings in not projecting, and James's style of play, to a certain extent, there is a big conflict.
Coupled with the lack of quality passers in the Lakers last year, Vogel did not pay attention to Zhuang Shen.
Frequently wandering outside the system, poor performance is also a reasonable thing.
Unlike the 76ers, because of the lack of people on the inside, Rivers gave Chuang Shen a much higher tactical position than last year at the Lakers.
Coupled with his own playing time and Embiid staggered, and there is no superstar around, he can play as much as he wants, which naturally reflects the cost performance.
The cooperation between Zhuang Shen and the Lakers can only be said to be inappropriate.
Playing in his current state, at the end of the season, I am afraid that he will have to take a big contract again.