Faced with a skating start to the season, including four losses in a row, John Wall had made a very precise diagnosis of the situation of the Clippers. The atmosphere in the group was gloomy, and this could explain the defeats and poor performances.
“We have to find a way to have fun, to have joy”, explained the playmaker to The Athletic. “I told the guys in the locker room: enjoy it. Me, I was excluded from basketball for one or two years. There is no joy, no pleasure. »
Like a Klay Thompson, after his 30 months away from the courts, John Wall does not forget that he struggled for a long time before returning. If he wants above all to make the most of it and keep only the positive, however, this does not prevent frustrations from arising.
The proof: for his return to Houston, he missed his meeting with 6 points at 3/10 to shoot and only 15 minutes in front of his former audience.
“I was angry, my body language was not good”, he acknowledges for the Los Angeles Times. “I wanted to play, and play well. It was my first game here, where I played, and then I sat out for a year. I wanted to show that I still had some under the hood. »
Very good and decisive in the last quarter
Aware of having missed a crucial match for him, John Wall wanted to bounce back. His friend Paul George knew it and he gave him the necessary space to prepare before the trip to San Antonio. Just like Tyronn Lue, who did not discuss this subject with him.
“We let people live these moments, go through them. Nine times out of ten they know what to do,” says the Los Angeles winger. “It was just one game after all, it’s not that important. Mostly he had to sort it out himself. »
With “PG13”, the former Washington overthrew the Spurs. After using him less in Houston, Tyronn Lue trusted John Wall for the last 18 minutes of the game, and therefore for the entire last quarter. In this final act, the former All-Star compiles 9 points and 4 assists, without losing a single ball.
He therefore finished with 15 units and 6 offerings in this victory for the Californians. A way to put behind him the disappointment of the meeting against the Rockets.
“I knew I had to be myself again, be the player the team needed again, whether it was for 15 or 24 minutes,” concludes John Wall. “You have to accept it, make the sacrifices. I’m an adult, I know when I’m wrong, I admit it and move on. You can’t always get away with it, but no one is perfect. »
| John Wall | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2010-11 | WAS | 69 | 38 | 40.9 | 29.6 | 76.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 16.4 |
| 2011-12 | WAS | 66 | 36 | 42.3 | 7.1 | 78.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 16.3 |
| 2012-13 | WAS | 49 | 33 | 44.1 | 26.7 | 80.4 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2013-14 | WAS | 82 | 36 | 43.3 | 35.1 | 80.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 19.3 |
| 2014-15 | WAS | 79 | 36 | 44.5 | 30.0 | 78.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 17.6 |
| 2015-16 | WAS | 77 | 36 | 42.4 | 35.1 | 79.1 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 19.9 |
| 2016-17 | WAS | 78 | 36 | 45.1 | 32.7 | 80.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 23.1 |
| 2017-18 | WAS | 41 | 34 | 42.0 | 37.1 | 72.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 19.4 |
| 2018-19 | WAS | 32 | 35 | 44.4 | 30.2 | 69.7 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 20.7 |
| 2020-21 | NEW | 40 | 32 | 40.4 | 31.7 | 74.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 20.6 |
| 2022-23 | LAC | 6 | 20 | 46.0 | 22.2 | 61.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 12.5 |
| Total | 619 | 36 | 43.1 | 32.2 | 77.8 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 19.0 | |
