Duncan Robinson had never finished top scorer for his team this season. Last night, at the heart of a very complicated evening for the Heat in Boston, the shooter finished with the most points (18 to 7/10 on shots) and assists (9) of his training.
A performance to partially put into perspective, since he took advantage of the “garbage time”, but still welcome for Erik Spoelstra, whose back lines are decimated during this playoff campaign.
” We have to know that one person is not going to replace what Gabe (Vincent), Tyler (Herro) and Vic (Victor Oladipo) bring. It is therefore a kind of committee », Duncan Robinson formula after the match.
He refers in particular to the good outing of Haywood Highsmith, author of 15 points (6/9 on shots) after having been used very little in recent weeks. ” For someone who hadn’t played before, raising their level of play in this way is a very encouraging sign. He deserved this opportunity, he does a lot behind the scenes and prepares for times like these », greets his teammate, who can use the same speech for his own situation.
Injured, excluded from the rotation… He had his most delicate exercise since his debut in the Great League.
“ This year has been marked by ups and downs, I had to deal with injuries for the first time in my career. So I try to do what I can behind the scenes to prepare for these kinds of opportunities, in order to make the most of them. », thus formulates the 29-year-old player.
An address that goes back
Successive absences offered him this golden opportunity to once again become an important element in Erik Spoelstra’s rotation. ” He wants us to be aggressive, actors and not re-actors on a stage like this. He wants us to go ahead and enjoy it “, details Duncan Robinson.
After two games at 14 then 20 points, during Game 2 and 3 against the Bucks, he almost disappeared from circulation until his exit at 17 points against the Knicks, during the fifth inning. Against the Celtics, he chained 15, then 22 points in Game 2 and 3, before settling for… 2 points in the next game.
Irregular, like his playing time, Duncan Robinson can at least congratulate himself on having raised his address (46% including 43% by far) to better levels than in the regular season (37% including 33% from afar).
“ The rest of the league and the world are watching. Only three teams left, we’re just trying to keep fighting and get our ticket to keep moving forward “, Displays the shooter whose team will try Saturday, for the third time this week, to qualify for the Finals.
| Duncan Robinson | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 15 | 11 | 39.1 | 28.6 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| 2019-20 | MIA | 73 | 30 | 47.0 | 44.6 | 93.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 13.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIA | 72 | 31 | 43.9 | 40.8 | 82.7 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.1 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 79 | 26 | 39.9 | 37.2 | 83.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 42 | 17 | 37.1 | 32.8 | 90.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| Total | 281 | 26 | 42.9 | 39.9 | 86.6 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.1 | |
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.
