1 of 13 had 2 points, 0 out of 11 three, and a true shooting percentage of 7%; 10 of 19 had 30 points, and 4 of 10 three-pointers, with a true shooting rate of nearly 70%, plus-minus +29; if I told you that the holders of these two data were the same person, and that there was only a day apart in the middle of the game, can you believe it?
However, the truth is that the NBA really has a strange person who can change the state so quickly, to ask the person's name, really. Asia's No. 1 point guard: Jordan Clarkson.
Against the Kings the day before yesterday, Clarkson threw an embarrassing game in his career that was "unsurpassed", he was 1 of 13, 11 three-pointers were all out of the basket, and if you go back one game, the team's game to beat the Bucks, his three-point shooting was also 7 shots
On 18-of-0 three-point shooting in two games, he tied the record of top scorer Korver, which can be called a "loss".
But today's game, even if everyone did not watch, should have heard, Mitchell sprained ankle truce, Clarkson was in danger, the playing time increased to 31 minutes, and then with the efficiency of almost 100 shots, cut 30 points, led the team to wipe out the Phillips Arena, giving the Eagles two consecutive defeats.
In the first half, the benevolent brother still shot 8 of 1, but after entering the second half, Clarkson seemed to be Jordan's possession, 9 of 10 shots, 15 points in the third quarter; 10 points in the last quarter, 10 points in the last quarter, itself quite anxious game, in the moment clarkson broke out, instantly disappeared
This speed of changing one's competitive state can no longer be explained by techniques and tactics, and can only find the reason from psychological problems.
After the game, Clarkson said: "My coach trusts me very much, then I have to give back"; Coach Snyder also said: "I will never change Clarkson because he can't shoot on the field."
Yes, the sixth man of a team like Clarkson, whose task is to score, if he plays against the Kings and Bucks, in exchange for other teams, he will not be able to get even 10 minutes of playing time in this game; but then Jazz, Snyder not only did not abandon him in this game where he could train, but also chose to believe him when his performance in the first half was still cold
And it just so happens that trust is the stimulant that belongs to Clarkson.
In 1999, young Clarkson followed his parents to the car, and they drove from the far northeast of San Antonio to the city center. There was a lot of noise, the people on the streets were almost crazy, and his parents took him to the celebration
That's right, that year, the Spurs reached the top of the NBA and won the first championship in team history that belonged to San Antonio
In 2007, Clarkson, a senior in high school, was a bit numb, and he didn't go to the Spurs' championship celebration this time because it was the fourth time in less than a decade. Another reason is that Clarkson's mother, who works at the Westin Hotel, is where NBA teams that come to San Antonio to play are the most frequent places to stay.
At the same time, Spurs players often stay here when they are back-to-back at home, and Clarkson, who loves basketball, quickly took advantage of his mother's "position" to get acquainted with this group of players.
In a later interview, Clarkson also said that his favorite player was Ginobili, a super scorer on the bench, and one of his favorite things about his hometown team was that the players there were very united and trusted the coaching team, and no one would think that Popovich was wrong, and Popovich's distribution of roles was always the most reasonable.
Most importantly, when the Lord is in a bad state, what he sees is not direct abandonment, but harsh but caring instruction and help, as is the case with Oboto, Horry, and Bonner.
Therefore, mutual trust has become the best state of mind in Clarkson's mind, between the coach and the players
Unfortunately, after many years of groping in the NBA, he was about to reach the age of establishment, and he met the Jazz, a team that can fully trust him.
It was here that he reached the pinnacle of his career, becoming the second scorer after Mitchell, helping the team to the first place in the league and helping himself win a trophy of the best sixth man
All of this, as Clarkson said after today's game: "My form is all due to the trust that my teammates and coaches have placed in me, I love each and every one of them"...