Sure, that’s proper, halftime sizzling takes are again, however that is actually only a sizzling take as a result of I solely have one factor to say.
Joe Mazzulla must cease taking part in Kristaps Porzingis.
In a sport that’s tied at halftime, Porzingis is a -12.
How does that occur?
Gamers scoring the very best % of their factors from the FT line within the playoffs (min 8 PPG & 4GP)
Porzingis: 36.2% of PTS from FTM—8.9 PPGAusar: 30.4%—11.5Hunter: 28.9%—10.9Allen: 28.6%—14.0Butler: 28.4%—19.4Gobert: 27.8%—8.0Doncic: 27.1%—30.2SGA: 27.2%—27.6 pic.twitter.com/780YPUOOA5
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Kristaps Porzingis is scoring 36% of his factors from the foul line. That isn’t as a result of he’s attending to the road a ton — he solely took 13 free throws on this sequence getting into tonight. No, it’s as a result of he can not rating from wherever else.
Coming into Recreation 5, he was taking pictures 29% from the sector and 20% from three. That can’t occur; he is 7 foot 3! How is he taking pictures that poorly? He hasn’t made the straightforward pictures on the rim both. No, he didn’t make a shot within the first half, solely scoring 1 level from the foul line.
His protection hasn’t been significantly better both. He has been getting cooked in each which means. The drop is a large number, he can’t swap and he’s permitting the Knicks to make most each shot on the rim he’s on the court docket, the rim safety hasn’t been there.
When the Celtics do get a cease, he’s getting eaten alive on the glass by Mitchell Robinson who had 15 offensive rebounds within the sequence getting into Recreation 5.
This virus is clearly affecting him in a serious means so why do the Celtics maintain placing him within the lineup?
He has proven to be an enormous legal responsibility on the ground and must be placed on the bench.
