Its playoffs have been over for three weeks now, but Jalen Williamsthe young Thunder winger, is still connected to the orange ball.
While his little brother Cody is currently touring the NBA circuit in preparation for the next Draft which is fast approaching, Jalen Williams has also resurfaced in the podcast of his comrade JJ Redick where he was obviously asked to look back on his end of the season, and this elimination in the conference semi-final against Dallas.
With 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on average against the Mavs, all at 42% shooting success including 38% at 3-points, Jalen Williams is disappointed with his personal performance, and even more with the final result.
“It was already great to be able to participate in the playoffs and play basketball at such a level, with such intensity! “, he puts it into perspective. “Personally, everything was new. I had no idea what to expect, so everything was more or less experimental for me. I was trying to see what worked. »
“It’s the season I enjoyed the most in my career”
Against Dallas, Jalen Williams believes that his team lacked rigor and discipline. The Thunder players went too far out of their playbook usual, under the formidable offensive pressure of the Texans.
“Defensively, I think we held up pretty well [face aux Mavs]. The problem is that we broke down in key moments in one or two matches, and we paid dearly for it! Because they manage to get through runs that are very painful, thanks to their 3-point quality. Which took us out of our usual playing habits. We forced certain actions and, during that time, the gap continued to increase in their favor” he explains in particular.
Very mature after his three years at Santa Clara University, Jalen Williams stressed the importance of the health of the group to get there. But also the difficulty of the task, evoking in particular Al Horford who has experienced 15 playoff campaigns, and who is still running behind his first title at 38 years old, even if he is well on his way to achieving it…
“I don’t place too much importance on the regular season, now that I’ve made the playoffs. I was able to really see where I am playing in the playoffs. Since I’m not really happy with what I came up with, I don’t think at all about what happened. [bien, ndlr] passed in the regular season”, he concludes. “Collectively, we experienced a big growing season, few people thought we were so high. We have been in the top three all season. We made it through the playoffs and had a competitive series against Dallas in six games. There are a lot of good things to take away. We will build on that. Everyone clearly knows what they have to work on this summer. It was really a great experience with all the guys, it’s the season I enjoyed the most in my career. »
Jalen Williams Percentage Rebounds Season Team MJ Min Shots 3pts LF Off Def Tot Pd Fte Int Bp Ct Pts 2022-23 OKC 75 30 52.1 35.6 81.2 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 2.6 1.4 1.6 0.5 14.1 2023-24 OKC 71 31 54.0 42.7 81.4 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 2.5 1.1 1.7 0.6 19.1 Total 146 31 53.2 39.5 81.3 0.8 3.4 4.2 3.9 2.5 1.3 1.7 0.6 16.5
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
2024-06-12 14:58:35
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