With his 46% completion rate behind the arc, PJ Tucker is the league’s most accurate 3-point shooter this season. But it was with a simple assist against the Nets that the Heat welcomed his impact within the group.
We are at the start of the third quarter. The inside attempts a pass to the basket, it is blocked by the Nets defense, but the former Milwaukee continues his effort to save possession. He manages to make a pass, in the form of a tap, towards Duncan Robinson in the corner.
The shoot leaves and falls in. PJ Tucker turned a possibly lost ball into a prize-winning pass and field goal.
“Of the intangible actions that win games, it’s one of the best I’ve seen”assure Erik Spoelstra au Sun Sentinel. “We weren’t on 50-50, but on a 30-70. When you look at the slow motion, it’s a question of will, to have your hand on the ball. And then he has the IQ to see Duncan. Saving a loose ball to gain extra possession, and scoring an award-winning field goal, that’s one hell of an action. She truly embodies what PJ is about”
Same admiration for the beneficiary of this effort, Duncan Robinson.
“Incredible action”sums up the Heat shooter. “To have the means to get your hands on the ball, put your paw, to be the first on, the first on the ground, and then find myself, it’s amazing. PJ, that’s another level. He doesn’t care about scoring, touching the ball, he just wants to fight and win. You don’t find guys like that anywhere. It is unique in this sense. He’s the ultimate teammate. »
PJ Tucker simply feels he has done his job. There it was a decisive pass, his only one of the match moreover, then at the end of the meeting, in the “money time”, it will be a good defense on Kyrie Irving.
“If I don’t score, I don’t care. I love finding shots for my guys: Duncan, Gabe Vincent, Max Strus, and everyone else. I am like this. I do the actions that allow me to win, I sacrifice my body, I give everything to win. I want my teammates to know that no matter what happens, I’m here. »
| P.J. Tucker | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2006-07 | TOR | 17 | 5 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 2012-13 | PHX | 79 | 24 | 47.3 | 31.4 | 74.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| 2013-14 | PHX | 81 | 31 | 43.1 | 38.7 | 77.6 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 9.4 |
| 2014-15 | PHX | 78 | 31 | 43.8 | 34.5 | 72.7 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
| 2015-16 | PHX | 82 | 31 | 41.1 | 33.0 | 74.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
| 2016-17 * | All Teams | 81 | 28 | 41.3 | 35.7 | 77.4 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| 2016-17 * | PHX | 57 | 29 | 41.5 | 33.8 | 79.2 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 2016-17 * | TOR | 24 | 25 | 40.6 | 40.0 | 68.8 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
| 2017-18 | HOU | 82 | 28 | 39.0 | 37.1 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 82 | 34 | 39.6 | 37.7 | 69.5 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 72 | 34 | 41.5 | 35.8 | 81.2 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 52 | 26 | 37.3 | 33.6 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 2020-21 * | HOU | 32 | 30 | 36.6 | 31.4 | 78.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| 2020-21 * | THOUSAND | 20 | 20 | 39.1 | 39.4 | 60.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| 2021-22 | MY | 50 | 28 | 49.8 | 45.8 | 72.0 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 8.4 |
| Total | 755 | 29 | 42.5 | 36.7 | 74.7 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7.2 | |
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