It would be falling on him with short arms to blame him for the defeat of his people in a very high level Game 4. Clearly, the best match of this first round of playoffs.
But, in San Francisco against his former club, Harrison Barnes would have clearly been the hero of the Kings this morning if he had been able to return his 3-point shot at the buzzer…
“Please don’t come in!” Please don’t come in! Please don’t come in! »repeated Andrew Wiggins at the time of the facts…
And for good reason, after a last defensive effort from Stephen Curry to challenge Barnes’ shot, the latter failed to pierce the net. A huge relief for the locals, who came close to a 3-1 deficit in the series, to finally be tied at the time of these lines.
“We had to be a step ahead”, rightly advances Curry. “Fox came off the screen and Draymond blocked him so I ran to HB which was open. He had a good position but I was able to challenge his shot at the end. I tried to bother him as much as possible, to make him miss. »
“After everything I’ve achieved since 2016, I don’t think a shot can necessarily disturb me”
And it worked ! What instill doubt in the minds of the Kings? And Barnes in particular? The main interested party kicks in touch. He prefers to put the emphasis back on his collective, well in place, and which will return home to revive in match 5.
“After everything I’ve achieved since 2016, I don’t think a shot can necessarily disturb me”Barnes claimed in The Athletic. “For me, it’s about following our course. I had a good shooting position, I missed it. In the end, it’s more the way we had to play [par séquences], the way we are good in this series, that’s what we have to pursue. »
Already solicited on a possession just before, Barnes had also missed a rather open 3-point shot. Annoying for the exemplary Kings winger who finished 9 points at 3/11 on shots including a small 1/6 behind the arc.
“We wanted to flatten their defense and play Fox one-on-one. But HB decided to put up a screen,” details Coach Brown. “We had the defensive switch and a wide open 3-pointer. We got what we wanted with a good position for one of our veterans. But it didn’t come back. »
“You have to take that shot, that’s how it is”
Several times in good position to take control of the game earlier in the last quarter, but guilty of heavy stray balls, the Kings of Sabonis and Fox simply took a lesson in realism. Draymond Green did not hesitate to remind them of this in the post-match conference.
“You have to take this shot, that’s how it is”adds the troublemaker of Dubs without taking gloves. “We know that Fox can take his shots, he is the most clutch player of the season. I certainly wasn’t going to let him go one-on-one. We wanted someone else to beat us. If he takes the shot, it’s a big shot. But he missed it. [Notre plan] walked. »
Despite another narrow defeat, the Kings leave for Sacramento with a series that is now played in three rounds, including two at home! A missed shot should not call into question everything Mike Brown’s staff has put in place so far.
“The series is at 2-2 and we are going home. Our mentality is to go and win the next one”concludes Barnes. “We obviously wanted to come here and win away from home. In the end, we had the opportunity to do so. Now we move on and we have to take the next game possession by possession. »
| Harrison Barnes | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2012-13 | GOS | 81 | 25 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 75.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| 2013-14 | GOS | 78 | 28 | 39.9 | 34.7 | 71.8 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9.5 |
| 2014-15 | GOS | 82 | 28 | 48.2 | 40.5 | 72.0 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015-16 | GOS | 66 | 31 | 46.6 | 38.3 | 76.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.7 |
| 2016-17 | DAL | 79 | 36 | 46.8 | 35.1 | 86.1 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 19.2 |
| 2017-18 | DAL | 77 | 34 | 44.5 | 35.7 | 82.7 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 18.9 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 77 | 33 | 42.0 | 39.5 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
| 2018-19 * | DAL | 49 | 32 | 40.4 | 38.9 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 17.7 |
| 2018-19 * | BAG | 28 | 34 | 45.5 | 40.8 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 14.3 |
| 2019-20 | BAG | 72 | 35 | 46.0 | 38.1 | 80.1 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 14.5 |
| 2020-21 | BAG | 58 | 36 | 49.7 | 39.1 | 83.0 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 16.1 |
| 2021-22 | BAG | 77 | 34 | 46.9 | 39.4 | 82.6 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
| 2022-23 | BAG | 82 | 33 | 47.3 | 37.4 | 84.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 15.0 |
| Total | 829 | 32 | 45.5 | 37.8 | 81.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 14.2 | |
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.
