Before finding them in the playoffs, Josh Hart has not forgotten the matches of March 10 and 12 against the Sixers. These two evenings, he shot 2/13 at 3-points. However, Philadelphia did not put a lot of pressure on his shoulders.
“Nick Nurse’s idea was to push me to shoot”, he remembers. “I knew it would be the same for this first round, even if Miami had passed. I know I have to focus on that, on open shots. »
Josh Hart's weaknesses are known and he himself understands that defenses fail him. “I shoot 30% success on 3-pointers, so it’s smart. » Especially since offering him so much space is a poisoned gift…
“Very often, I prefer a defender to rush at me because it becomes instinct, movement. When I have space, I tend to overthink things. I think about my hand placement, my elbow, that kind of thing. I've always struggled with that.” he describes lucidly.
“As soon as I have the ball, as soon as it touches my hands, I have to send. It would be much better”
To be effective, Josh Hart must draw without thinking. He did it well in Game 1, with a 4/8 behind the arc. The last two winning shots were entered in the “money time”.
“I have to keep taking shots. I put in the first one, missed the next four, and usually I would have been pretty hesitant,” he admits. “But I kept shooting. I made the Sixers respect me. »
Obviously, if he shoots from afar, in addition to his 13 rebounds and his activity, then Josh Hart becomes ” a monster “ according to Tom Thibodeau, who commented on his player's performance after the victory. But as he said in March, his brain has to pause when it's time to shoot. “As soon as I have the ball, as soon as it touches my hands, I have to send. That would be much better. »
| Josh Hart | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 63 | 23 | 46.9 | 39.6 | 70.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 67 | 26 | 40.7 | 33.6 | 68.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| 2019-20 | NOP | 65 | 27 | 42.3 | 34.2 | 73.9 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 47 | 29 | 43.9 | 32.6 | 77.5 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 9.2 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 54 | 33 | 50.4 | 34.3 | 75.8 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 14.9 |
| 2021-22 * | NOP | 41 | 34 | 50.5 | 32.3 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 13.4 |
| 2021-22 * | POR | 13 | 32 | 50.3 | 37.3 | 77.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 19.9 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 76 | 32 | 52.9 | 37.2 | 75.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| 2022-23 * | POR | 51 | 33 | 50.4 | 30.4 | 73.1 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
| 2022-23 * | NYK | 25 | 30 | 58.6 | 51.9 | 78.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 10.2 |
| 2023-24 | NYK | 81 | 33 | 43.4 | 31.0 | 79.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 9.4 |
| Total | 453 | 29 | 45.9 | 34.4 | 74.8 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.8 | |
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.
