He returned at the end of the first quarter, replacing the one who stole his place in the Knicks’ five, Quentin Grimes (after Cam Reddish at first). Evan Fournier had not stepped on an NBA floor since November 13, 22 “DNP” in a row (12 wins – 10 losses for the Knicks)…
On the Spurs floor last night, the Frenchman was finally able to stretch his legs due to the absences of RJ Barrett (lacerated finger) and Jalen Brunson (hip), not to mention the clumsiness displayed by Quentin Grimes (9 points to 1/ 10 on shots) who nevertheless came out of his career record in Dallas (33 points).
How do you stay ready when a coach loses trust? ” I work daily. I had a chance to play and tried to be present, be in the moment and help the team win. I’ve been trying to stay present all this time », delivers the international tricolor.
A true “professional”
The latter does not hide that ” it was much easier to play than to sit on the bench and watch the guys play. Basically the way I treated him when I was first benched was just to stay ready. Today I felt I had to be ready, just in case. In reality, I am happy to have had a chance to return to the field. »
And happy to have been able to contribute with his 11 points (4/6 on shots including 1/3 from afar), 2 rebounds and 2 steals in 17 minutes, even if that did not prevent his team from leaving beaten for the fifth. times in a row.
” He was awesome. He came in and played in his register. It’s hard to find rhythm when you haven’t played in so long but he fought hard and took shots at the right time », greets Julius Randle, author of 41 points. ” It’s all to his credit. He’s a real professional and it’s not easy, and it’s not easy for Derrick either. (Rose – who played 16 minutes for 3 points), but that’s what being a professional is and that’s what is expected of him », adds Tom Thibodeau.
Evan Fournier reports that before this meeting, he said to himself that he had to ” stay ready, just in case. I’m not going to do anything crazy, just assume that today I’m going to play. And if not, so be it. He should experience a similar blur on Saturday when he travels to Houston.
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| Evan Fournier | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2012-13 | DEN | 38 | 11 | 49.3 | 40.7 | 76.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| 2013-14 | DEN | 76 | 20 | 41.9 | 37.6 | 75.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| 2014-15 | ENT | 58 | 29 | 44.0 | 37.8 | 72.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 2015-16 | ENT | 79 | 33 | 46.2 | 40.0 | 83.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| 2016-17 | ENT | 68 | 33 | 43.9 | 35.6 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
| 2017-18 | ENT | 57 | 32 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 86.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2018-19 | ENT | 81 | 32 | 43.8 | 34.0 | 80.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
| 2019-20 | ENT | 66 | 31 | 46.7 | 39.9 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 18.5 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 42 | 30 | 45.7 | 41.3 | 78.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 17.1 |
| 2020-21 * | ENT | 26 | 30 | 46.1 | 38.8 | 79.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 19.7 |
| 2020-21 * | BOS | 16 | 30 | 44.8 | 46.3 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 80 | 30 | 41.7 | 38.9 | 70.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.1 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 13 | 20 | 34.4 | 33.3 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Total | 658 | 29 | 44.4 | 38.0 | 79.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 14.2 | |
