If the Sixers suffered in the first period in this Game 2, it is not only because their attack was not really built, it is also because an excellent Cam Johnson upset their defense.
The former Suns winger scored 22 points (out of his team’s 49) at 9/13 on the shoot and 4/7 at 3-pts before the break. All without losing a single ball.
“I had some good shots” does he notice for the New York Post. “We played with rhythm and I was in the right positions in the first half. In the second half, I was a lot in the corner against their zone, which slowed us down. »
Doc Rivers woke up his players in the second half and like his teammates, Cam Johnson sank bit by bit as the Sixers surged. He ended the second period with 6 small points, which is nevertheless enough to allow him to finish with 28 points, his new career high for a playoff game.
“Johnson has the ability to do this performance again and again,” estimates Jacque Vaughn against his player who averages 23 points after two matches, 60% success in shooting and 53% at 3-pts. “When I think about his level now and what he could become, it makes me smile. »
His performance did not allow the Nets to leave Philadelphia with a victory, but Cam Johnson can console himself with the action of the game: a poster on Joel Embiid. Is this the best dunk of his career?
” I do not think so. And I don’t really attach great importance to it, it’s just two points. I had a hallway to enter and Embiid was late. In Game 1, there were actions where I should have dunked. There, I wanted to take the opportunity to do so. But I’m more interested in wins than dunks. »
| Cameron Johnson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 57 | 22 | 43.5 | 39.0 | 80.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8.8 |
| 2020-21 | PHX | 60 | 24 | 42.0 | 34.9 | 84.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 66 | 26 | 46.0 | 42.5 | 86.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 42 | 29 | 47.0 | 40.4 | 84.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 15.5 |
| 2022-23 * | BRK | 25 | 31 | 46.8 | 37.2 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 16.6 |
| 2022-23 * | PHX | 17 | 25 | 47.4 | 45.5 | 81.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 13.9 |
| Total | 225 | 25 | 44.7 | 39.3 | 84.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11.3 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
