Decisive against the Clippers, Rayan Rupert is gradually settling into Chauncey Billups' rotation, and this night, the Frenchman particularly shone with 14 points at 4 of 7 at 3-points (two career records) against Ousmane Dieng's Thunder. These are not 14 points scored in “garbage time” since the young Portland winger especially shone in the 2nd quarter to allow his team to get back on track, and even to equalize when joining the changing rooms.
Enough to satisfy his coach, who appreciates his qualities as a joker and his ability to score points in short sequences. “ I think our bench did a good job, and Rup's continues to play better and better, and the substitutes gave us good minutes.” enjoyed Billups. “That moment when we came back into the match was pretty cool. We had decided to play “small ball”, and it had been a long time since we had been able to do it. »
In fact, the Blazers were trailing by 15 points eight minutes before halftime, and Rupert, with a 3 of 4 3-pointer, will support Deandre Ayton and Deni Avdija to allow the Blazers to finish the quarter. on a 33-18 with 63% shooting, including a nice 7 out of 11 at 3-points. But OKC will quickly recover, and the second half will be one-sided.
| Rayan Rupert | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | POR | 39 | 16 | 33.5 | 35.9 | 76.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| 2024-25 | POR | 4 | 10 | 70.0 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Total | 43 | 16 | 35.7 | 36.3 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 | |
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.
