The “funny” season of cam thomas ended with a final offensive fireworks display. While the usual holders of the Nets had been put to rest, the back was responsible for martyring the defense of the Sixers, who also evolved without their major players.
After a complicated start with several lost balls and missed shots, the back warmed up quarter after quarter. At the break, he already had 19 points on the clock. The third quarter was one of explosion with… 23 points (7/8 on shots) scored in the period!
He exerted such offensive pressure on the defense of Doc Rivers’ men that the latter demanded a two-man take on him at the end of the game. Much to the surprise of the Nets player. ” ‘Cause I was like, ‘You’re starting to double-cross me but you should have done it when I was close to 30 points in the third. But you want to do it a minute or two from the end so I can’t get to 50? “, wondered at the moment the 21-year-old player, quoted by the New York Post.
It was obviously the only goal of the 76ers who ended up winning by 29 points. Shake Milton, who had accepted the ” challenge » to try to slow him down, confirms it: « We didn’t want him to reach 50 points. We tried to get everyone to be on the same wavelength so that it didn’t happen. It’s just competition. »
Zero points in his previous match
Mission accomplished therefore for the 76ers since Thomas, limited to 4 points in the last quarter, finished with 46 points (16/29 on shots including 6/8 from afar and 8/8 on throws) – the third highest total in history after a nil in a previous game – in 43 minutes. But, like many teammates, he finished with a score of -20 when he was on the line…
Cam Thomas scored 46 points against the 76ers after scoring 0 points the previous game.
That is the 3rd-most points by a player that went scoreless in their last game played in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/P16fEwjkVf
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) April 9, 2023
” Yeah, they were trying to keep it from reaching 50. So a little pride came into play. 46 is pretty good “, Congratulates Jacque Vaughn who had not played his gunner in the last two games of the Nets. But the coach adds: The goal is to win as a team. So 46 points is good, but you end up losing by 30. You have to put them end to end. »
A statement that is not necessarily the sign of a convinced coach… Thus, despite his fourth outing with 40 points or more since the beginning of February – only Donovan Mitchell and Damian Lillard have done better in this area over this period – Cam Thomas n There is no guarantee of being included in the Nets rotation in the playoffs against these same 76ers. ” I don’t know. I hope so. But it’s not up to me. It’s their decision “, he ends laconically.
| cam thomas | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 67 | 18 | 43.3 | 27.0 | 82.9 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.5 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 56 | 16 | 43.3 | 36.0 | 86.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.0 |
| Total | 123 | 17 | 43.3 | 30.8 | 84.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 9.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
