How do you recognize a confident shooter? When he is able to send a second missile just after missing a first one. This is what Furkan Korkmaz did last night on the floor of the Wizards.
After sending an award-winning first shot, out of the screen, much too short, the Sixers winger recovered his long rebound and re-drawn instantly: bingo! A few possessions later, in the same second quarter, the Turk managed a “circus shoot” in front of a shooter with the same profile as him, Davis Bertans.
The two men have in common that they have experienced shooting difficulties this season. After an October with 10 points average and 42% success, the Sixers winger saw his performance drop to 6 points in December, to 40%.
Over the season as a whole, he displays a poor 30% of skill behind the arc, after having just compiled two seasons at 40% and 37.5%. The winger, who had missed three matches due to the Covid protocol, was more free last night with his 14 points at 5/9 on shots (but 2/6 from far) and 4 rebounds.
“I am extremely happy”, free tobias harris. “The guys want to play well, to succeed, to show the fruits of their labor and he is a boy who works extremely hard. He’s obviously been out for a while too, so the fact that he finds his rhythm and sees a few shots coming in was important to us and to him. »
” Finally ! “, can breathe the person, who had not returned two award-winning shots in the same match for a month. “It was a bit long. This is my first time in my career that I have known such a long period and that I have trouble, but now it feels good. I feel like I have supported the team. “ »
Author of 36 points in the victory, Joel Embiid reports having exchanged with his shooter to remind him to be aggressive, because he is an important part in the system of the Sixers. “We need everyone, as we saw this evening, so let’s hope it continues”, displays the pivot.
Furkan Korkmaz certainly did not miss his meeting with the Wizards. On Boxing Day, he had “felt” that he would come out with a great performance.
“It is not something that comes as soon as you wake up. I just felt it before the game. We want to play well every time but on some matches, we say to ourselves that it is today “, ends the 24-year-old.
| Furkan Korkmaz | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 14 | 6 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 48 | 14 | 40.0 | 32.6 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 72 | 22 | 43.0 | 40.2 | 75.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 55 | 19 | 40.1 | 37.5 | 73.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 9.1 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 28 | 22 | 37.3 | 28.8 | 83.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| Total | 217 | 18 | 40.5 | 36.4 | 76.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 8.0 | |
