The Clippers were very hot against the Mavericks and then against the Jazz but Tyronn Lue and his players were surprisingly confident, even in the most complicated moments of these two series. Perhaps because they had identified exploitable loopholes in Dallas and Utah, and believed they could put them to good use.
After Game 1 lost to Phoenix, yet deprived of Chris Paul, the situation is different …
“It’s a team of a different caliber than the two we have already faced” Paul George assures us during his press conference. “They use their rear more. So we have to find answers, which we are going to do. We are going to put in place a new game plan. ”
There was thus the thunderous triple-double of Devin Booker (40 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists) but the Suns especially displayed their collective certainties, to find ways to bypass the good first defensive line set up by the Clippers , especially on the pick-and-roll.
“Even though we really wanted to win this match, I think it was a good practice match to see the adjustments”
The exploitable faults of Phoenix are therefore much less obvious than that of Dallas or Utah.
“Even though we really wanted to win this match, I think it was a good practice match to see the adjustments” continues the Los Angeles full-back / winger. “We were very good in our adjustments (in these playoffs), and we have always progressed in the way we play, as the playoffs have gone on. “
Paul George therefore trusts Tyronn Lue to find solutions, even though Kawhi Leonard is on the flank, and Marcus Morris also injured his knee during this first match.
“I expect that we will improve as the series progresses. We have been excellent at it. There is nothing to panic about at the moment. We have lost Kawhi. We are playing with an injured Marcus. Yeah, they don’t have Chris Paul either, but it’s a game of adjustments. We are going to find what we need to do best. “
| Paul George | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2010-11 | IND | 61 | 21 | 45.3 | 29.7 | 76.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 2011-12 | IND | 66 | 30 | 44.0 | 38.5 | 80.2 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| 2012-13 | IND | 79 | 38 | 41.9 | 36.2 | 80.7 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 17.4 |
| 2013-14 | IND | 80 | 36 | 42.4 | 36.4 | 86.4 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| 2014-15 | IND | 6 | 15 | 36.7 | 40.9 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| 2015-16 | IND | 81 | 35 | 41.8 | 37.2 | 86.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 23.1 |
| 2016-17 | IND | 75 | 36 | 46.2 | 39.4 | 89.8 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 23.7 |
| 2017-18 | OKC | 79 | 37 | 43.0 | 40.1 | 82.2 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 22.0 |
| 2018-19 | OKC | 77 | 37 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 83.9 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 28.0 |
| 2019-20 | LAC | 48 | 30 | 43.9 | 41.2 | 87.6 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 21.5 |
| 2020-21 | LAC | 54 | 34 | 46.7 | 41.1 | 86.8 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 23.3 |
| Total | 706 | 34 | 43.6 | 38.4 | 84.7 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 20.2 | |
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