Zach LaVine has arrived and nobody is happy By Kris Amundsen on Feb 18, 2021, 8:40am CST 107
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Zach s Historic Season
What Zach LaVine is doing offensively this year is nothing short of historic. As of this writing, he is averaging 28.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.2 assists on an insanely efficient 52 FG%, hitting 43.7% of his 3s on 8.2 attempts per game, and has a 61.2 eFG% and 64.9 TS%.
To give you an idea about just how rare this type of production is in the history of the league: he would be one of only 6 players EVER to average 25 points on 50/40/85% shooting splits on 60 TS% or more for an entire season.
What to Watch For
• I’m not saying the Bulls should be favored tonight, but l don’t hate them getting 7.5 points one bit. With the first meeting ending in only a 3-point loss and a massive offensive performance just two nights ago against the Pelicans, there is a world where the Bulls could make things interesting tonight. Not to mention, the Clippers will be down 2x All-Defensive First Team member Paul George, who would have made life that much more complicated for the Bulls explosive backcourt. A lot of it will depend on whether or not Zach LaVine can counterbalance the Kawhi Leonard attack like he did on January 10th. He dropped 45 points on the Clippers that afternoon, trading bucket-for-bucket with Leonard, who finished with 35 points.