LeBron James stopped short in the middle of the field to imitate Dennis Schroder. The two Lakers players, frozen for several seconds on the floor, with this gesture of the hand on the opposite arm to resume the celebration “ice in the veins” (in other words, to be cold-blooded) of their teammate D’Angelo Russell : this is one of the striking images of this first evening of play-in.
At the time, both men thought they had handed Los Angeles the win. With a handful of seconds to play and a score tied with the Wolves (95-95), the “King” had just fixed the entire opposing defense with his baseline penetration, to offer an award-winning shot to his leader on a plateau. . The latter, alone in the world, only had to send to sanction.
” I told Bron to attack the circle, to finish in lay-up to close the debates but he always makes the good reading. He’s been doing it for twenty years. Halfway through the season, I missed one of those game-winning shots from the same spot. Tonight I was ready “, delivers the German (21 points to 5/12 on shots), without remembering the match in question.
” I’ve been playing like this since I was a kid. I drew the defense, trusted my teammate, and he tucked it in. It’s a pity that AD (Anthony Davis) had a moment of absence and that he wasted his winning shot! “, Regrets LeBron James, pointing to his interior. This last is then embedded in the post-match interview of his two partners to let go: ” I’m sorry, really I’m sorry! »
Decisive anyway
After this shot, there was indeed a little more than a second to play, to allow Wolves to equalize. And the worst happened because the interior committed a foul on Mike Conley… behind the 3-point line.
Which will lead to the equalizer and then the extension. ” ‘KAT’ (Karl-Anthony Towns) was putting a non-carrying screen on Mike and I told Bron to change. I don’t think he heard me and I didn’t want KAT to face him. And then Mike called the ball, far in the corner, the ball was going to go out. In fact, I jumped so as not to make a mistake “, describes Anthony Davis.
” But he kind of followed me and I made a mistake. After that, we talked about it Bron and I, we watched… I told him and the team that it was my fault. But the mentality with us is to think about the next action. What happens, happens. Let’s go win in these last five minutes. That’s what we did. I’m always the first to admit my mistakes. But the bottom line is I messed up Dennis’ winning shot, he blamed me for it “, smiles inside.
Decisive on this action and in the game in general (+22 in score), like Rui Hachimura (12 points and +20 in score), the leader probably did not hold it against him for too long. ” I didn’t score a lot, this one would have been a good shot. But in the end we win, that’s what matters most “Thus relativizes the one who had been put to rest in the last two games.
His shot, even without being a “game winner”, was still decisive for the Californians. What attract the praise of his coach, Darvin Ham: “ His heart, his competitive spirit, his ability to make decisive gestures in the greatest moments, his attitude, his confidence… He is extraordinary, he is made for this kind of moment. »
| Dennis Schroder | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2013-14 | ATL | 49 | 13 | 38.3 | 23.8 | 67.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| 2014-15 | ATL | 77 | 20 | 42.7 | 35.1 | 82.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
| 2015-16 | ATL | 80 | 20 | 42.1 | 32.2 | 79.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 79 | 32 | 45.1 | 34.0 | 85.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 17.9 |
| 2017-18 | ATL | 67 | 31 | 43.6 | 29.0 | 84.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 19.4 |
| 2018-19 | OKAY | 79 | 29 | 41.4 | 34.1 | 81.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 15.5 |
| 2019-20 | OKAY | 65 | 31 | 46.9 | 38.5 | 83.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 18.9 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 61 | 32 | 43.7 | 33.5 | 84.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 15.4 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 64 | 29 | 43.1 | 34.4 | 85.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 13.6 |
| 2021-22 * | BOS | 49 | 29 | 44.0 | 34.9 | 84.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 14.4 |
| 2021-22 * | HOO | 15 | 27 | 39.3 | 32.8 | 87.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
| 2022-23 | ALL | 66 | 30 | 41.5 | 32.9 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 12.6 |
| Total | 687 | 27 | 43.4 | 33.7 | 83.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 14.0 | |
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.
