NBA Most Games with 30+ PTS with under 10 FT Attempts (Last 3 Seasons)
72 — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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56 — Luka Doncic
56 — Donovan Mitchell
54 — Nikola Jokic
53 — Steph Curry
53 — Kevin Durant
Canada head coach Gordie Herbert says Shai Gilgeous-Alexander came into training camp and said he wanted to play more off-ball 👀
“Shai came and said he would like to play off the ball more… And I think he’s tougher to guard off the ball. Tougher to trap.”
(via @OrenWeisfeld)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made 15 of his 18 field-goal attempts (83.3%) today.
He's the first NBA player to make 15+ field goals with that high of a field-goal percentage in a playoff game since Michael Jordan in Game 2 of the 1991 NBA Finals against the Lakers.
By rule, a defensive player must allow a moving player that is receiving a pass, outside of the lower defensive box, an opportunity to avoid contact. The speed of the player will determine the amount of distance an opponent must allow. On this play, Brunson does not give Gilgeous-Alexander an opportunity to avoid contact after receiving a pass outside of the LDB and therefore Brunson is not in a legal guarding position. The referees will then judge if the contact affects the SQBR (Speed, Quickness, Balance, or Rhythm) of Gilgeous-Alexander. If it does, this would be a blocking foul and if it does not then a no call would be appropriate.