PORTLAND, Ore. – The Sixth Man of the Year is struggling offensively up to now in the playoffs.
Expectations have been excessive for Spurs ahead Keldon Johnson getting into his first postseason.
Coming off an excellent common season that netted him the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year Award, Johnson was anticipated to choose up the place he left off in the common season when he averaged 13.2 factors per recreation on 51.9% capturing from the subject on 9.7 makes an attempt per recreation.
But by means of the first three video games, Johnson is averaging simply 5.0 factors and capturing 27.8% on 6.0 makes an attempt.
Asked about his sub-par offensive manufacturing, the seventh-year professional preached endurance.
“It’s just a matter of just finding my rhythm and keep doing what I’m doing,” he advised the San Antonio Express-News.
Johnson had three factors in Game 1, seven factors in Game 2 and 5 factors in Game 3, which the Spurs 120-108 Friday night time to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round Western Conference sequence.
After going 0 for five from the flooring in the first half in Game 3, Johnson acquired his first factors of the recreation when he sank a pair of free throws with 3:50 left in the interval. His first subject objective got here when he sank a 3-pointer with 1:30 left in the third quarter.
For the recreation, Johnson missed 6 of his 7 pictures from the subject.
“Every game is different when it comes to the playoffs, and I’m just feeling out the game and trying to find my rhythm, trying to find my groove and my niche and just continue to play hard,” he stated.
While Johnson is not scoring like he did in the common season, he is been contributing in different areas. He will enter Game 4 on Sunday averaging 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 steals per recreation after posting norms of 5.4, 1.4 and 0.6 in the common season whereas enjoying in all 82 video games.
“As long as we’re winning, that’s the most important thing,” Johnson said. “I’ll find my rhythm (offensively) as we go throughout. I’ll continue to take the same shots and I’ll make the shots.”
