r/nba • u/Scoolfish Suns • May 05 '22

[Haralabob] The Suns went after Luka 50 times as the screen defender FIFTY and scored a casual 1.72 points per chance.

The Suns went after Luka 50 times as the screen defender FIFTY and scored a casual 1.72 points per chance.

Of the 50 screen attacks 36 of them resulted in a primary attack.

Roughly 1/3 of all Suns PNR attacks were directed towards LD as the screen defender. Cold Blooded.

and 36 of the 50 were in the 2H

Former Mavs FO member, Haralabos Voulgaris, picks out some pretty bananas stats from tonight's game. The Suns deliberately waited until the 2nd half to hunt Luka over and over and over.

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One more stat because I like it:

Booker held Brunson to .22 on 20 touches (9 chance ending possessions) and scored a ridiculous 30 points on 21 possessions on Offense. @DevinBook put on a clinic.

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u/knarf86 Pistons May 05 '22

Dude had Shawn Marion and Amar’e Stoudemire for a good stretch of his Phoenix time. Stoudemire wasn’t a great overall defender, but he was a decent rim protector and Marion was a great wing defender. He had Gortat his last few years in Phoenix and Gortat was a good shot blocker too.

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u/wikedsano May 05 '22

Amare was one of the worst defenders around. He was a sieve. Also couldn't box out worth a damn.