For the first time this season, the NBA will present an award for the best player in crunch time. This is of course highly subjective, but the numbers show that there should be a very clear favorite at the moment.
But first a few basics to understand this ranking. The NBA defines “clutch” as the last five minutes of a game when the difference between two opponents is five points or less.
Most of those games have come from Miami (48 clutch games), Utah (45), and Dallas (43), while the Milwaukee Bucks have the best win rate in such games (78 percent, 25-7). The San Antonio Spurs (23, 8-15) have played the fewest close games, and they also have the worst success rate in such cases.
Platz 10: TRAE YOUNG (Atlanta Hawks)
Clutch Games: 31 (record: 16-15)
Total points: 111
Cut: 3,5 PPG
Odds: 37.8 percent FG, 32.3 percent 3P
Platz 9: BRADLEY BEAL (Washington Wizards)
Clutch Games: 26 (13-13)
Total points: 111
Cut: 4,2 PPG
Odds: 59.7 percent FG, 44.4 percent 3P
Platz 8: SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Clutch Games: 32 (11-21)
Total points: 112
Cut: 3,5 PPG
Odds: 40 percent FG, 33.3 percent 3P
Platz 7: JOEL EMBIID (Philadelphia 76ers)
Clutch Games: 30 (19-11)
Total points: 114
Cut: 3,8 PPG
Odds: 50 percent FG, 36.4 percent 3P
Platz 6: JORDAN CLARKSON (Utah Jazz)
Clutch Games: 38 (17-21)
Total points: 120
Cut: 3,2 PPG
Odds: 46 percent FG, 36.4 percent 3P
Platz 5: LUKA DONCIC (Dallas Mavericks)
Clutch Games: 34 (19-15)
Total points: 125
Cut: 3,7 PPG
Odds: 45.6 percent FG, 21.9 percent 3P
Platz 4: DEMAR DEROZAN (Chicago Bulls)
Clutch Games: 30 (11-19)
Total points: 127
Cut: 4,2 PPG
Odds: 45.9 percent FG, 14.3 percent 3P
Platz 3: JIMMY BUTLER (Miami Heat)
Clutch Games: 37 (20-17)
Total points: 129
Cut: 3,4 PPG
Odds: 49.4 percent FG, 0/5 3P
Platz 2: JALEN BRUNSON (New York Knicks)
Clutch Games: 32 (18-14)
Total points: 131
Cut: 4,1 PPG
Odds: 50.6 percent FG, 37.5 percent 3P
Platz 1: DE’AARON FOX (Sacramento Kings)
Clutch Games: 31 (19-12)
Total points: 169
Cut: 5,4 PPG
Odds: 55.7 percent FG, 29.4 percent 3P
