At Spurs, Lonnie Walker IV reveals himself as a joker

Yes Dejounte Murray took on the go-to-guy costume in San Antonio, the threat really can come from anywhere and Lonnie Walker IV embodies this “versatility” wonderfully. The rear, who peaks at just over 12 points per game this season, has been running at full speed for a month.

San Antonio, the best bench in the league

In his last 12 games, he has indeed been “flashed” at 17.1 points on average per game at 49% shooting skill including 39% from 3-pointers, with a last outing 22 points in 26 minutes last night against in Minnesota.

“He’s a great scorer”underlined Tre Jones, the playmaker of the “second unit” of the Spurs. “He can score at any time. He’s been playing really well, especially the last few weeks. He really raised his level of play. He had a hot hand, that’s clear. Every time I’m in the field, I try to find him.

In turn, everyone has a chance in Gregg Popovich’s squad, which stands out for the productivity of his bench, the best in the league tied with the Heat (40 points per game on average before the meeting of the night). “The bench is interesting because it always seems to be different”for his part noted the coach, who also qualified the statistics because of the “turnover” caused by injuries.

We can still note a few hot shots from other players coming off the bench, such as when Keita Bates-Diop returned 30 points on the Lakers floor, or more recently when Jock Landale passed 26 points to the Pacers on Saturday. evening.

“The objective of the players is always to ensure that the work provided by the starters remains the same. If they have a tough night, it’s up to us to take over.”underlined Zach Collins, who distinguished himself during the Spurs historic victory against Utah on Friday night with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 19 minutes.

The team comes before the rest

Lonnie Walker IV has thus learned to be efficient in order to cross a course. Holder two-thirds of the time last season, he fell back on the bench to jump better.

“With Tre, and everyone else, you know that when you come in, it’s not about taking the time to ‘find your rhythm’. We have to go in attack mode, be aggressive offensively and defensively,” he pointed out. “That’s just what Spurs are. We are ready for anything, always ready to face any obstacle, at any time. We have very solid players who come off the bench and who are constantly ready to play and perform to the best of their abilities”.

This strength will perhaps be what will make Gregg Popovich most proud this season.

“We’ve been lucky to have a lot of team-first players that fit what we want to do. Whether they win or lose, they try to play right.”concluded the most successful coach in history, for whom the way remains as important as the result.