P.喬治。(USA TODAY Sports)
〔體育中心/綜合報導〕快艇P.喬治(Paul George)季後賽連15戰飆破20分,創近20季第5人紀錄,但他關鍵時刻罰球軟手,成為球迷嘲諷對象。
快艇一哥雷納德(Kawhi Leonard)持續因傷缺陣,P.喬治肩負得分重擔,全場攻下26分、6籃板、6助攻,不過今日外線手感不好、8投僅1中,罰球也不靈光、10罰僅5中,尤其關鍵時刻2罰都「軟手」,最終快艇遭逆轉,P.喬治再度成為網友抓戰犯的目標,嘲諷他是「Pandemic P(流行病)」。
P.喬治本季例行賽罰球命中率有86.8%、季後賽前14戰罰球命中率也高達89.2%,今日5罰不進確實有失水準,根據紀錄統計,在今日之前,P.喬治本季僅有1次2罰都不中,未料第2次出現在關鍵的西部決賽G2。
不過此役P.喬治也創下一項驚人紀錄,他在季後賽前15戰中,每場比賽都至少轟下20分,成為近20季第5人,加入布萊恩(Kobe Bryant)、杜蘭特(Kevin Durant)、詹姆斯(LeBron James)、魏德(Dwyane Wade)的行列。
Paul George is the 5th player over the last 20 seasons to score at least 20 points in each of his first 15 games of a postseason, joining Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. pic.twitter.com/tbbRwK3vIm
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 23, 2021
Entering tonight's game, Paul George went 0-2 from the free throw line just once this season: Feb 21 against Brooklyn (9:44 remaining in 3rd qtr).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 23, 2021
He went exactly 2-2 from the FT line 104 times this season entering tonight.
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