Back-to-back 70% shooting and 43.5 points! Jokic, who has excellent statistics, hasn t used his full strength yet?

Jokic scored a season-high 55 points against the Clippers. He almost single-handedly destroyed the Clippers who were trying to end their losing streak. However, looking at this season, Jokic has not yet used his full strength. This column will help you understand through in-depth data analysis.

Jokic failed to break through Caruso's entanglement in the playoffs last season. In the first game of the new season, he encountered the super god Curry and ushered in a bad start. However, as the season progressed, Jokic gradually adapted to the development of the game. Now dominant, after the game against the Clippers, Jokic ranked seventh in the scoring list with an average of 28.8 points per game. At the same time, his two shooting percentages of 68.4% and 41.7% were also at the top level among the 10 players with the most points.

What is even more exaggerated is that for Jokic, this has not yet used all his strength. In back-to-back games, Jokic averaged 43.5 points per game, with two shooting percentages as high as 75.7% and 85.7% respectively, and also had the highest usage rate. , On the contrary, Jokic's scoring output in the game after the break was relatively low, which means that in the back-to-back fatigue situation, Jokic, as the leader, assumed more firing rights and had excellent scoring output and efficiency. On the contrary, he gave more easy scoring opportunities to his teammates.

The fact that you bear the difficulties and leave them to your teammates easily can be reflected in every battle. Jokic's shots accounted for 12.3% in the last 4 seconds of 24 seconds, which means that 12.3% of his shots were It was completed when the shot time was about to end. In comparison, the Nuggets' shots in the last 4 seconds accounted for 9.1%. This can show that Jokic took on more of the ball in the team;

At the same time, Jokic faced 2 When defending close and within 2-4 feet, 9.1% and 57.8% of Jokic's shots were taken, respectively. This means that more than 65% of Jokic's shots were completed under the tight defense of the opponent. In contrast, the entire Nuggets team faced within 2 feet. The shots accounted for 7.9% and 41.9% respectively when defended from 2-4 feet. These can show that Jokic takes on more difficult balls under tight defense. Jokic can also achieve exaggerated scoring efficiency while taking on more catching balls and difficult balls.

Therefore, although Jokic’s basic statistics have not reached the top of the league, his role on the field is very obvious. In the 11 games Jokic has played this season, he only played in the first game against the Warriors. The net efficiency in the game was less than 0, and the net efficiency in the rest of the games was more than 10. This means that except for the first game when Jokic was on the court, the Nuggets' net rating exceeded 10 points per 100 possessions. In this game against the Clippers, it reached 41.8 points.

Overall, the Nuggets' net efficiency reached 21 when Jokic was on the court. This net rating per 100 possessions when he was on the court was the highest among the core players of all teams in the league who averaged more than 30 minutes per game, and was against second-place Alex Shandong University is leading in an interrupted manner, which means that Jokic's positive effect on the team when he is on the court is the strongest among the core of all teams in the league. Judging from these data and effects, Jokic's existence is extremely exaggerated. What is even more exaggerated is that Jokic has not used all his strength.