Author of a thunderous first round against the Wolves, with more than 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 average assists, Desmond Bane is struggling against the Warriors in the Western Conference semi-finals.
With 7 points and 3 rebounds, he is only a shadow of the licensed scorer he was against Minnesota. The reason is simple: he has a back injury. In the lower back specifically.
Nevertheless, he still played 32 minutes of Game 2 and Memphis’ first victory, which equalized at one all before moving to the Bay. Held at 5 points and 6 rebounds, 2/7 on shots, the 23-year-old rear nevertheless provided the essentials. A courageous performance hailed by his coach, Taylor Jenkins.
“Obviously he still has back pain. We are still trying to manage his minutes, knowing when to take him out to keep it fresh. But he was huge for us with 32 minutes. I know he didn’t have his usual production but he gritted his teeth and fought for 32 minutes. »
The good news is that Desmond Bane is doing better overall. Since the announcement of his injury before the start of the series against Golden State, he has better feelings. And the schedule is loosening up. A little.
“Now we will have three days [avant le prochain match] and he has already made good progress compared to last Sunday”, thus appreciates Taylor Jenkins. “We hope that these three days will be beneficial for him to progress for the game on Saturday. »
And thus be able to continue to pursue Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson on the ground…
| Desmond Bane | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | MEM | 68 | 22 | 46.9 | 43.2 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 76 | 30 | 46.1 | 43.6 | 90.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| Total | 144 | 26 | 46.4 | 43.5 | 88.2 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 14.0 | |
