An evening to forget for Scoot Henderson. In addition to missing his match in attack (2 points to 0/4 on shots), the Blazers player, traveling with his team to Phoenix, suffered a lot in defense against his opposite number, Tyus Jones.
The latter, from the first quarter, was quick to play with the screens and get closer to the circle where his “floater” did the rest. “ I try to exploit, to manipulate certain favorable duels to get shots “, he describes after the meeting.
In addition to his success near the circle, the Suns point guard did not miss the target once from behind the arc. In 32 minutes, he finished with 19 points on 8/9 shots, including 3/3 from distance. Difficult to do better, in terms of efficiency.
“ You just have to be ready to send and convert », remarks the 28-year-old player, after having mentioned with the famous “ gravity » of the team's fantastic three – Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal – which he has benefited from since arriving in Arizona.
But according to his coach, it would be wrong to deprive himself. “ We should probably stay behind him and listen to him more. We are a better team when he is aggressive. It is difficult for him to change his playing intelligence and his leadership mentality, but when he is aggressive, we are at our best level. It's been so lately, we need more of this “, wishes Mike Budenholzer.
The green light to initiate the game
Without making much noise, Tyus Jones has just had 7 games in a row with 13 points or more, for an average of 17 points, and 6 assists, with exceptional percentages (59% including 59.5% at 3-points) .
“ It's going to be ongoing work, trying to continue to understand the system and guys' tendencies, where they like to be located on the court, where my shots and my positions are going to come from in the rhythm of the attack. I'm still getting to grips with it. », analyzes the leader who says he has the “ green light » of his team to take the initiatives and use his “ instinct “.
Before the meetingthe opposing coach Chauncey Billups said he was a big fan of the player and his “ level of humility that we love in a playmaker. He is so intelligent, so cunning. This situation is made for him. » « This is a huge compliment for me “, retorts Tyus Jones, who grew up being a fan of the 2004 Finals MVP.
“ I don't come in saying I'm going to shoot X number of times tonight, I just take what the defense gives me », assures the 24th choice of the 2015 Draft, who averages nearly 13 points over the season (career record, as does his general success at 49%), speaking of his position as leader of the Suns as “ the best job in the world “.
| Tyus Jones | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 37 | 16 | 35.9 | 30.2 | 71.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 60 | 13 | 41.4 | 35.6 | 76.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 82 | 18 | 45.7 | 34.9 | 87.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 68 | 23 | 41.5 | 31.7 | 84.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| 2019-20 | M.E.M. | 65 | 19 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 74.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| 2020-21 | M.E.M. | 70 | 18 | 43.1 | 32.1 | 91.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| 2021-22 | M.E.M. | 73 | 21 | 45.1 | 39.0 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| 2022-23 | M.E.M. | 80 | 24 | 43.8 | 37.1 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | W.A.S. | 66 | 29 | 48.9 | 41.4 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | PHX | 25 | 32 | 49.4 | 44.1 | 85.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 12.8 |
| Total | 626 | 21 | 44.8 | 37.4 | 81.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
