17 players defended 50 rim FGA in the playoffs. 5 of them held opponents to 12% lower rim FG% than expected:
Wemby: -18.8%
Kornet: -17.0%
Gobert: -14.3%
Chet: -12.8%
Cade: -12.4%
2 of them allowed opponents score at a HIGHER FG% than expected:
Randle: 8.1%
Embiid: 7.0%
Was doing a little digging, and discovered that Luke Kornet is leading the Spurs in Assist-to-Turnover ratio.
He's also 1st in FG%, EFG%, TS%, OReb%, while ranking dead last in Usage%.
Dude has been quietly efficient in just about every way.
Luke Kornet was a beloved role player in Boston, and he's doing the same in San Antonio. It wasn't always that way.
I spoke to Kornet about dark times early in his career, the process of reinventing himself, and how he found success by embracing joy:
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That James dunk had a chance to be a momentum shifter. Spurs responded with a Kornet block on Reaves, a Fox floater, and a two-hand slam from Barnes to close the half and lead it 70-58 at the break.