” I don’t know how he was able to deliver 11 assists. I asked him: ‘Who could you pass the ball to?’ We shot at 38% success… »
This statement by Kawhi Leonard illustrates well all the “strangeness” of the performance of Paul George, last night. Indeed, in a match placed below the line of awkwardness (38% success in shooting for one team and 42% for the other), the All-Star winger still managed to distribute half of the assists of the Clipperswhile baskets were rare…
” He found a way to influence the game », continued Kawhi Leonard, the other (Super star of Los Angeles. ” He grabbed rebounds, defended well, shot when we needed him and he’s playing great basketball right now. It’s incredible. »
Author of a triple-double (17 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists), Paul George thus compensated as best as possible for this lack of address and this waste which also pursued him throughout the game: 4/ 13 on shots, including 2/7 at 3-pts. But like any great self-respecting player, he tried to contribute differently, like a facilitator, so as not to (too much) undermine his team’s chances of success.
” He just took what the defense gave him, he didn’t force anything “, analyzed afterwards his coach, Tyronn Lue. ” We talked [de ce qu’il fallait] to play the right way, in an easy way, and he did. »
” All from Kawhi [Leonard] and me. »
For the first time since arriving in LA in 2019, Paul George has therefore completed a triple-double match in the colors of the Clippers. This is incidentally the fourth of his career (two with the Pacers, one with the Thunder) and this confirms as a bonus the great California pass: three wins in a row, against Washington, Boston then Minnesota.
A success snatched in large part thanks to “PG13”, one of the key elements of Los Angeles, offensively of course, but also defensively, because his group has made a strong impression on this side of the floor, since he returned. to compete with Kawhi Leonard.
” We know it’s all about defense », admitted by the way, Paul George, in a post-game interview. ” Games can go the right way in attack, but we can also have difficult nights like [hier] evening, and we will have a good chance [de l’emporter] if we play with the right attitude in defence. All from Kawhi [Leonard] and me. »
All that remains is to continue and remain spared from injury so that these Clippers, who are promised a long and beautiful run in the playoffs, reach their full potential by next spring.
| Paul George | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2010-11 | IND | 61 | 21 | 45.3 | 29.7 | 76.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| 2011-12 | IND | 66 | 30 | 44.0 | 38.5 | 80.2 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 12.1 |
| 2012-13 | IND | 79 | 38 | 41.9 | 36.2 | 80.7 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 17.4 |
| 2013-14 | IND | 80 | 36 | 42.4 | 36.4 | 86.4 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| 2014-15 | IND | 6 | 15 | 36.7 | 40.9 | 72.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| 2015-16 | IND | 81 | 35 | 41.8 | 37.2 | 86.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 23.1 |
| 2016-17 | IND | 75 | 36 | 46.2 | 39.4 | 89.8 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 23.7 |
| 2017-18 | OKAY | 79 | 37 | 43.0 | 40.1 | 82.2 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 22.0 |
| 2018-19 | OKAY | 77 | 37 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 83.9 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 28.0 |
| 2019-20 | LAKE | 48 | 30 | 43.9 | 41.2 | 87.6 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 21.5 |
| 2020-21 | LAKE | 54 | 34 | 46.7 | 41.1 | 86.8 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 23.3 |
| 2021-22 | LAKE | 31 | 35 | 42.1 | 35.4 | 85.8 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 24.3 |
| 2022-23 | LAKE | 21 | 34 | 45.3 | 38.4 | 87.4 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 23.8 |
| Total | 758 | 34 | 43.6 | 38.2 | 84.9 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 20.5 | |
